December 9, 1994 glet_,3 Piria!rotAi= glebeDecember 9, 1994 Vol. 22 No. 11 Glebe C.C. fitness class 'runs for the cure' BY LOUISE DICKSON The run which started on Twenty members of the Glebe Parliament Hill, looped Community Centre Morning through Hull and finished Fitness Program put their best with a long climb back to the foot forward on October 23 and Hill, was indicative of the participated in the Canadian uphill battle women face when Breast Cancer Foundation's diagnosed with breast cancer. Run for the Cure. Some of the Run for the Cure was the sec- women were joined by their ond biggest run in Ottawa in husbands and children. In to- 1994. More than 1,800 people tal, three teams of 10 people participated, raising $72,000. entered the five-kilometre Next year the class hopes to race. "This was the first time enter even more race partici- many of the women had ever pants. Thanks to this year's entered a competitive event," organizer Catherine Knoll and 4W, said fitness instructor Pam congratulations to all race Photo: Peter Sutherland Fletcher. "It was really great." participants. Women from the Glebe Community Centre Morning Fitness Program, and their families get ready to Run for the Cure, Oct. 23, 1994. Sharing at Christmas: Giving and Helping BY ALLISON DINGLE pillow slips now. I did this 30 people were also donating gifts at her church also go to the With Christmas fast ap- years ago!" laughed lise. Her of toys and money. Emergency Food Centre. proaching, many people are parcels will be tied with yarn, The drop-off for toys contin- _ The Neelins have often wel- looking for ways to give more not ribbon. ues at the Fire Stations until comed students from Carleton meaning to the holiday and for Like many in the Glebe, Ilse December 22. These toys, and or church members who oth- alternatives to the pressure of does a cookie exchange with a those donated to the Toy erwise would be alone to their shopping for the perfect gift. group of friends. They'll get Mountain depots at 11 local home for Christmas dinner. I recently made an informal together in the Pantry later shopping centres, are dis- They like to introduce friends survey of friends in the Glebe this month, and will take home tributed to needy families by to worthwhile organizations to find out what their Christ- a dozen of each other's spe- the Salvation Army. by making a donation in their mas strategies involve. cialties. lise also likes to make For several years, JoAnne's name as a gift. Last year they It was no surprise to me that tarragon and basil vinegar, colleagues at Agriculture gave friends a gift of land con- Ilse Kyssa of the Pantry thinks herb salt and lavender bags to Canada have pooled their re- servation through Nature Con- of others and the environment give as gifts. sources to sponsor Christmas servancy of Canada (110 as she organizes her Christmas Not everyone has time to hampers for three families. Eglington Ave W., 4th floor, giving. lise recommends bake or make gifts. But Jim This, together with Jim's busi- Toronto M4R 2G5), and even UNICEF cards (available in sev- Foster, President of the Glebe ness donating food products tried to choose the type of land eral Glebe stores such as Pugg- Community Association, and and funds to several places (wetlands, rain forest...) that wash and Glebe Pharmacy) his wife JoAnne Roy-Foster, such as the Aids Hospice, helps would appeal to the recipient. because the profits go to such a are already trying to explain them take the "me" out of Susan and Peter Annis like to fine cause. As for gifts, she the importance of sharing to Christmas. do something different every has already done her shopping their young children. When Betty and Jim Neelin like to year. Last year they supported at the St. Vincent de Paul and they donated a gift at the Santa donate special items to the the Somerset West Community Neighbourhood Services stores Claus parade, 4 1/2 year old Se- Emergency Food Centre at 507 Centre's Christmas Caravan. to stretch her resources. bastien asked: "Now what do I Bank Street to enhance the The whole family got involved None of Ilse's gifts will be get?" JoAnne used the toy contents of the Christmas in preparing a hamper and wrapped in commercial paper. collection by the Ottawa Fire- hampers prepared there in selecting gifts for a needy Instead, she'll use attractive fighters at the Parade as an conjunction with McLeod- family. Like the Neelins, dishtowels and napkins. "It's opportunity to explain about Stewarton Church. The pro- Susan likes to give gifts of so fashionable to wrap gifts in giving and to show that other ceeds from White Gift Sunday Continued on page 2 Snowflake Special a big hit Glebe Singers concert INSIDE Dec. 10 GLEBE GCA 6,7 Skate 10 Business News 15 The community is invited to Community Centre the seasonal concert of the Courses 19-22 Glebe Singers on Saturday, De- cember 10 at 8 p.m. at the Profile 23 Church of the Blessed Sacra- Arts 24,25 ment, Corner of Percy and Fourth Avenue. School News 27-32 The choir and its director, Church News 36,37 Janice Grey, are pleased to pre- Photo: Margaret McCuaig Johnston sent their concert to the public Quote of the Month Julia Che of The Ottawa Dance Academy leads 10 pink teddy bears with no admission charge at the Snowflake Special, Saturday, December 3, at the Glebe though donations are welcome. Let us hope that the angels Community Centre. In spite of the rain, hundreds came out to This event is sponsored by lo- look tenderly down on the enjoy, hay rides, great musical and dance performances, exciting cal businesses. Refreshments sins of too much love. magicians, and delicious food and refreshments. Thanks to GNAG! and a reception will follow the H. B. Stowe performance. N EWS Nerghbourhood Watch I. O I I Ponol 11 I I O I II 'Patterson Creek N. kicks off Home orrAwA POUCE OTTAWA .47a404.141M Art hardware Season's Greetings

W ///' ."44 Best Wishes' From Our Home The new "Patterson Creek North" Neighbourhood Watch group To Yours was officially inaugurated at a brief ceremony on November 8 I during Crime Prevention Week. Participating (left to right) were Norman Peterson, Constable Mike McMurchy, Inspector Sue STORE HOURS O'Sullivan, Ruth Button, Mary Kovacs (seated), Karen Smith, Simon Button, Bob Irvine, Constable Don Sweet, Councillor Jim MON-WED 8:30 AM TO 9 PM Watson, Constable Gary ("Skate") Schuiteboer, and Sergeant Bill THURS & Shepheard. FRI 8:30 AM TO 9 PM SAT 8:30 AM TO 6 PM Sharing at Christmas SUN 11 AM TO 5 PM continued donations to causes such as the NOW OPEN NIGHTLY World Wildlife Fund (1-800-267- UNTIL 9 P.M. WEEKDAYS -2632) and Pueblito Canada's Partners in Development UNTIL DECEMBER 23 programme (P.O. Box 12206, Stn * We Deliver -- ask for details BRM B, Toronto M7Y 2K1), and has been pleased to receive Bank Street at Second Avenue similar gifts from friends. 234 - 6353 One caring person I spoke with has decided to direct all s I I I lu II 1 I I 1 her Christmas sharing to a particular friend who needs extra help this year because of D. unforeseen medical expenses. Caulfeild Commenting on how important Barrister & Solicitor it is to teach young people to ISean think of others, especially when they themselves have YOUR plenty, she mentioned that last ANNOUNCING NEW year at Christmas her sister in NEIGHBOURHOOD LAVVYER... California had donated to flood myll victims in lieu of gifts for her grandchildren. Knowing what clients really want from their lawyer: likes Christine Wilson to shop Clients are conveying, rightly so, that providing excellent legal work is for Christmas gifts at the Men- no longer enough. Clients care about how lawyers perform their legal nonite Craft Show, and at the work - how they treat the client, how accessible they are, how well they UNICEF and Oxfam's Bridgehead keep the client informed, and how well they know the client's business. stores so that her purchases help third world causes. Each year the Wilsons decide as a General practice. family what to do at Christmas. 200 First Avenue Free initial consultation. This year they are drawing Suite 301 Evening and weekend appointments welcomed. names for gifts. To qualify, .Long standing Glebe resident. each family member must do- Ontario nate his years in dollars to the K1S 2G6 Educated at the University of Ottawa- B.A. (Hons), LL.B. Christmas Exchange of Ottawa- tel. 237-6773 Licensed in Ontario, England, and Wales. Carleton (725-3370), an agency fat 237-8026 Service disponsible en français. which coordinates a data bank of the 400 agencies in Ottawa that offer assistance at Christ- spond to requests from Total minded of the need to share mas. Christine expects each of Communication Environment, with the Snowsuit Fund cam- her three sons to make their a group home they founded paigns and food drives for the contribution from their own fifteen years ago for multi- Salvation Army and the Ottawa resources. handicapped people. The home Food Bank. Ideally, we would Christine reminded me that publishes a "wish list" at act generously all year long, most social service agencies Christmas to help guide its but Christmas is a good time to have special needs at Christ- supporters. get in the habit. mas. The Wilsons try to re- At school, children are re- December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 2 N EWS Glebe North Neighbourhood GLEBE REPORT DEADLINES FOR 1995 meet 11 Watch to January MONTH COPY DEADLINE PAPER OUT The Glebe North neighbourhood has been vandalized January 9 severely January January 20 in the past autumn. We ask that residents be February January 30 February 10 on the alert at this time of year as outdoor furniture and March February 20 March 3 Christmas fixtures have been stolen. April March 27 April 7 The modus operandi has been much the same in each case. The police May April 24 May 5 investigation continues. June May 29 June 9 There will be a meeting for all interested in the Glebe North NO JULY PAPER Neighbourhood Watch to be held at the Glebe August July 31 August 11 Community Centre on January 11, 1995 commencing at September September 5 p.m. September 15 7:30 October September 25 October 6 November October 23 November 3 Glebe resident wins Ontario December November 27 December 8

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Watch is a mobile neighbour- this holiday season give the gift Join the many people who hood watch program whereby of life. agree not to drink alcoholic beverages... and to drive City employees who operate everyone in their group The Canadtan R. Cross Sooely vehicles equipped with two home safely. way radios or a cellular phone will provide police with in- formation about suspi- cious/criminal behaviour they may observe while on the job. BUCKLANDS Employees have been doing FINE CLOTHINGFra this voluntarily for a number Neckwear rance of years. Ottawa Watch formal- izes the function." THINK Mayor Holzman added "It is also important for the public to know that if they witness any nautica suspicious or criminal be- haviour, they can approach THIS HOLIDAY SEASON city staff in these specially- identified vehicles and request Sweaters that they communicate with police." She went on to say that the program demonstrates Watches that the City of Ottawa is committed to making the com- munity a safe place to live, work and play. Although the Department of Engineering and Works is pi- loting the program, it is hoped that other departments such as 722 BANK ST. Recreation and Culture will (at First Ave.) soon be on board in assisting Starting Dec. 1 police by reporting suspicious open Thurs. & Fri. 238-2020 Free or criminal behaviour. until 9 p.m. * Gift wrapping proceeds to CHEO Parking The Police Services are also 621136 very enthusiastic about the December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 3 Views expressed in the Glebe Report are those of our contributors. EDITORIAL NOTES We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Season's Greetings! glebe imporF-11 SPECIAL THANKS TO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE To begin - I wish to thank everyone whose name appears on this page (sometimes more than once!). Without such a P.O. BOX 4794, STATION E large and dedicated group of volunteers we surely would not reach you, our readers and our community. And these OTTAWA, ONTARIO, K1S 5H9 are not all of our volunteers. A host of others receive our ESTABLISHED 1973 heartfelt thanks: board members, regular columnists, contributing writers, photographers, and artists. TELEPHONE 236-4955 To our office staff and volunteers, a very special thank you. Your team work and individual efforts are unsur- The Glebe Report is a monthly newspaper. We receive no passed. Bravo! government grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe and Special thanks also to our advertisers on whom we de- other merchants pays our bills and printing costs. 6000 copies pend, and to the faithful staff at Runge Press in Renfrew. are delivered free to Glebe homes and copies are available at To all of you, and to our many readers, we extend Seasons many Glebe shops. Greetings and the very best wishes for a Happy New Year! EDITOR: Inez Berg 233-6063 GLEBE BANK STREET PARKING STUDY ADVERTISING MANAGER: Meredith Olson 236-5967 While a report on the results of a parking study may not BUSINESS MANAGER: Sheila Pocock-Brascoupé 233-3047 be spot one on your Christmas holiday reading list, do look CIRCULATION MANAGER: Christian Hurlow 238-3572 into the GCA's coverage of this issue on page 7. It's food for EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Susan Jermyn thought, and deserving of a wider community response. ELECTION STAFF THIS ISSUE: Barbara Brocklebank, Susan Carson, Sally CONGRATULATIONS Cleary, Christian Our congratulations to all those who succeeded in their Hurlow, Sue Jermyn, Mary Kovacs, Meredith bid for office in the November 14th municipal elections, Olson, Hélène Samson, Susan Thomson. and condolences to those who lost. We congratulate all candidates on their efforts. COVER: The Angel Book by Marshall Lee, Ballantine (1977) LEGAL ADVISERS: Russell Zinn, Peggy Malpass SYLVIA HOLDEN PARK From all her old friends and co-workers at the Glebe Re- DISTRIBUTION STAFF: Cheryl Casey, Courtright Family, port we send congratulations to Sylvia Holden, in whose Marjorie George, Geoffrey Gordon, Gary Greenwood, Carolyn honour the park at Bank & Holmwood has been named. Harrison, Brian and Marjorie Lynch, Deborah McNeill, Nadia, Congratulations and well deserved Sylvia! Moravec and Peter Williams. PLEASE CLIP OUR 1995 DEADLINES (PAGE 3) ...and shire your stories, photos, etc. with your com- ADVERTISING RATES ARE FOR CAMERA-READY COPY. munity. The Glebe Report welcomes your news, your The Glebe Report is printed in Renfrew, Ontario by Runge views, and your response to what appears in our paper. Newspapers Inc. Your suggestions are also welcome. The next Glebe Report will be out January 20 January 9 is our deadline for copy and advertising.

MANY THANKS OUR CARRIERS FAREWELL TO: Christine Acton, Jennie Aliman, Glasgow, Nigel and Sebastien Good- Jonathon and Andreanna Rene de Emily Bertrand James and Amy Avila, Carman, fellow, Brendan Greene, Gary Green- Cotret, Colin and Tim Richards, Michael and Daniel Baggaley, Dorion wood, Marjolein Groenevelt, Rebecca Robertson Family, Audrey Robinson, and Julia Berg, Inez Berg, Erica Hall, Michael and Christopher Harri- Fraser and Toby Robinson , Susan Hmanda Jessica Bernstein and Family, Marylou son, Jake and A.J. Hirsch-Allen, Rose, Rutherford Family, Margie and Kenny Bienefeld, Sally Bitz, Emma and Zoe Horan-Lunney Family, Chris, Caitlin Leigh Schieman-Widdowson, Faith Bourgard, Nathan and Devon Bowers- and Devin Jenkins, Nicholas and Nils and Gerd Schneider, Ellen Schowalter, Krishnan, Bowie Family, Marie-Noel Jensen, Paul and Leigh Jonah, Scott Family, Mrs. K. 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Bruce Donaldson, Heather and Sarah Nicholas and Caroline McNaught, Wyatt, Harold Young, Julia, Eric and **************** Donnelly, Sterling, Pearce and Zoe Jodi, Jennifer, and Karrie Miller, Jesse Vanessa Zahed. Doucette, Bill Dowsett, Sean and and Anna Millest, Julie Monaghan, One of our Holmwood Harry Dunlap, Kerni Dwen, Dwyer Zachary, Nathan, and Jacob Monson, 238-3572 routes (between Craig Family, Education for Community Nadia Moravec, Murdock- Thompson or Living (Glebe Collegiate), Judy Field, Family, Mutchmor School, Sana and Gordon - both Zak and Noah Firestone, 236-4955 Christiane Nesrallah, Amanda Olson, Michael sides) requires a and David Fitzpatrick, Brian Foran, Pettit, Matthew and Laura Pieterson, Marcia, Max and Dylan George, Claire Prentice, Natalie and Marc Christian Hurlow deliverer. Marjorie George, Ross and Laurette Raffoul, Mary and Steve Reid, Circulation Mngr. Please call me if you December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 4 are able to help us out. LETTERS Food drive a success Editor, Glebe Report, $175.00 dollars, and several I'm writing on behalf of bags of clothing. The food and Delta Psi Delta, a Carleton Uni- money donations went to the LOEB versity sorority, to thank the Ottawa Food Bank, and the Glebe residents of the Glebe for their clothing was given to the Sal- overwhelming support with a vation Army. Thanks again canned food drive we held on for your great support! October 31st, 1994. The com- munity's generosity made the event a great success. We col- Kirsten Taylor, Secretary lected 1300 pounds of food, Delta Psi Delta Sorority Mayoralty candidate from Jim & thanks community Christine McKeen Report, and Staff Editor, Glebe I invite you to join me in Thanks to each of you who making sure that the promises cared enough to vote on made during the election cam- November 14 and special paigns are kept. Each of us ha Holiday Store Hours thanks to the communities who a role to play in ensuring that organized and attended Meet decisions made by City and December 25 - Closed the Candidate events. I believe Regional officials over the that every one of us makes an next three years meet our December 26 - Closed important difference to the needs to foster a safer and quality of life in our commu- healthier city for all residents December 27 - Closed nities by participating in the while providing for schools, with youth groups, business prosperity. January 1 - Closed with community organizations Thanks for playing an active and business groups. By vot- role in making our communi- ing we send an important mes- ties healthier. sage to our elected officials and municipal employees. Diane McIntyre Wise woman's Christmas message May the Wise Men put the spirit in your heart to treat the earth with respect beginning now with the Holiday Season and never ending. h Just a few suggestions, which we all can do. Pick up and properly dispose of litter or debris on the sidewalk. Don't stroll by pretending you don't see it! GIEIBE, Sort your garbage and recyclables, rinse your bottles (how many do?) and divide glass from metal. ChLropractic Say "no" to over packaged or non-reusable merchandise. Mend and repair or donate what you have to a shelter rather CLINIC than discard and replace. Use your own reusable bag when shopping, flot "plastic or paper." are seeking relief of pain and increased comfort. Always use both sides of paper when writing. You not only want to feel better, you want to feel great. Styrofoam or paper cups should be a thing of the past - carry a mug with you. youThat is my goal for you. Wrap presents in a tea-towel, scarf, cloth, handkerchief or As a chiropractor, my specialty addresses your pain and pillow slip and tie with used wool or warn instead of using scotch tape which will only end up in the waste basket. symptoms, gently and effectively without drugs or surgery. Make this earth healthier! Take the opportunity! It is up to In. fact, many people turn to chiropractic to not only reach, you. A Merry Christmas to all! but to maintain optimal health and wellness. Ilse, The Pantry Whatever your needs, call today for a consultation. If I can help, we'll get started immediately. If yours is DAVID BRAULT not a chiropractic case, I will be glad to direct you to the appropriate healthcare professional. GENERAL CONTRACTING Sincerely, LTD.

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LANSDOWNE PLAY AREA from limiting the number of Congratulations to the orga- I met with City engineers to groups of candidates. This nizers of the new Patterson highlight problem areas in the would allow time for all ques- Creek North Neighbourhood park. Two lights were recom- tions and would also allow time Watch on Cobalt Ave., Allen mended; one lighting the pool for informal discussion with place, and B y adjacent parts of O'- area the other illuminating candidates. Connor St. G.C.A. and Clemow Ave. President the table area between the The GCA congratulates Mu- Skate has suggested that the Jim play structure and Holmwood nicipal Councillor Jim Watson, area south of Fifth Ave. and Avenue. The aim is to deter Regional Councillor Brian Mc- west of Bank St. organize a Foster loitering. I hope this will di- Garry and OBE Trustee Lynn watch. Graham. minish the broken beer bot- It has been tles, cigarette garbage and suggested that its PUBLIC CONSULTATION about time I introduced vandalism. The cost of these myself. At our October GCA My wife JoAnne I two Board and have Only four days after the installations is close to Meeting Pamela Smit from lived on Fourth Avenue since $10,000. It is hoped this cost the election Councillor Watson Center town Community Health 1988. We have two boys Se- hosted a breakfast meeting will be recouped through less Centre undertook a process of bastien 4 and Emile 1. I am an with Regional repairs due to vandalism. Councillor Brian identifying and prioritizing alumni of Glebe Collegiate n n el McGarry and the new OBE ALL CANDIDATES MEETING neighbourhood concerns. The own a retail/wholesale fish & trustee Lynn Graham. These We were pleased to have the Health seafood meetings local candidates for Centre is developing its company. I became which will be held running strategic plan for involved with the G.C.A. quarterly involve Municipal and Regional the next three representa- three years. The was years ago when I was asked to tives from all Council and the Regional process the community very enlightening and is run the Great Glebe Garage associations in the ward. They Councils and the Ottawa Board something I of would like to Sale...I was hooked. I'm proud will be a great opportunity to Education at our November repeat with a larger group of to be involved with the asso- share ideas 10th All and information. Candidates Meeting. GCA members. Ms. Smit will be ciation and encourage anyone The first order of business is to Co-sponsored by the OBE, Home giving us a report in interested to come out to come the new a up with a name for our & School Associations and the year and would be willing to meeting. Our next is January ward 0T9/R17. GCA, it was a full evening. meet with us again. 24th. I would like to make SYLVIA HOLDEN PARK I would like to apologize to a special mention of past presi- Speaking of names, the com- gentleman from Fourth Av- COMMUNITY POLICING UPDATE dents Beatrice has Raffoul and munity selected the name enue for ending the first At our last GCA meeting I was Brian Jonah and current Vice-. Sylvia Holden Park for the new question intrigued by the common period without President Martine Bresson. s park at the south-east corner warning or his question. My sense policing ideas Skate They have been valuable re- of Bank and Holmwood. The inexperience with this type of brought back from his recent sources as I've learned the Park which was originally meeting showed and I apolo- trip to Edmonton...high colli- ropes. suggested and worked for by gize. It was suggested at our sion area warning signs, the Happy Mrs. will four Holidays and all the Holden have a grand last board meeting that there step program, a student best in the New Year. opening in the spring. would be a benefit in future contract for young offenders. Pick gour music at thR ?blklorR CRiity)

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(North), O'Connor Street (East), O'Connor, and Third & Fourth, Rideau Canal (South), and Ralph between Lyon and O'Connor. Along and Lyon Streets (West). Bank Street utilization exceeded 90% The survey by AD! Limited, was between Second and Fourth Consider one more conducted. Part of the study's terms Avenues, between First & Clemow of reference was to conduct a and between Regent and Fifth. The customer and employee/employer City parking lot west of Bank important number: parking survey of the area, to between Second & Third also identify parking "deficiencies" and reached over 90% use. make recommendations to reduce POTENTIAL PARKING them. On November 15 a public SPACES (613) 237-5544 meeting was held to discuss the Proposed additional parking findings of the survey and review spaces and changes in parking parking proposals. restrictions are limited to on-street Today, as never before we realize that CONSUMER SURVEY parking. Introduction of angle The survey was conducted parking on Fourth, Third, First and the surest way to a secure financial Thursday October 13 (268 people), Glebe Avenues would contribute 30 future is to plan for it ourselves. The and Saturday October 15 (176 additional parking spaces. Another people). Of those interviewed 42% 16 spaces on Bank Street are hard part is knowing what will work walked to the area while 37% possible with the relocation and best to get the job done. arrived by car. 95% had made a reduction of bus stops between specific trip to the Glebe. One-third Clemow & Third. OC Transpo is stayed for less than one hour while being consulted on this proposal. At Brightside, we work with you to three quarters stayed less than Changes to parking restrictions match the right financial products with three hours. Of those travelling by are also being considered. More private vehicle 23% do so daily and spaces could be created for shorter your objectives 19% more than once a week. Not parking periods by reducing some to develop surprisingly, on-street parking was spaces that are currently three the most frequent form of parking. hours to one or two hours or even a complete The majority of those who arrived 30 minutes. Costs have not yet been financial plan by car felt the level of parking discussed. restrictions and their enforcement GCA BOARD CONCERNS that is right was 'adequate.' Only 11% reported At our November 22 meeting, the for you. difficulty finding a parking space. parking survey results and BUSINESS SURVEY recommendations were discussed. Of 25 businesses sun/eyed, 14 Concern was expressed at the That makes provide on-site parking for staff increase in angle parking though our number and customers The other 11 provide the board generally agreed that parking within one block of their overall more parking spaces would the most important location, mostly at private/ benefit local businesses. There was number you should consider, when plan- restricted lots. When parking on- concern (and discussion about) the site is not available, most customers number of accidents at one busy ning your financial future. Call it today. are said to park at street meters angle parking site, Second Avenue. within one block. Half of the Offsetting this concern, was the respondents believed that most of apparent reduction of vehicle speed Call a saw our a their customers came from beyond when entering this area. If angle we'll sen convenient walking distance. The parking does not cause increased 1995 Wealthy Barber calen rest felt some of their customers accidents, it should be considered. (Limit: I per household came from beyond walking There was concern about distance. Peak times for customers congestion at the east corner of and serious parking problems were First and Bank with the current during the afternoon and evenings bus stop and traffic turning BRIGHTSIDE FINANCIAL (during business hours) and all day north/south on to Bank. Also, SERVICES INC. Saturday. Opinions on parking sidewalks may have to be narrowed in to accommodate some angle 265 Carling Avenue, Suite 401, Ottawa, Ontario K IS 2E1 restrictions the area varied from Tel: (613) 237-5544 Fax: (613) 237-5949 excessive (15) to adequate (7) and parking. insufficient (2). As no surprise to Free parking at the Bank & anyone, special events at Isabella lot was suggested. More Lansdowne Park had an impact on costly and more controversial was a their business. suggestion of a parking garage at maintaining a viable local business PARKING SURVEY the current City lot between Second community? Should public transit During the two-day survey period and Third. Also a suggestion that users have to walk extra distance to ADI monitored street parking use. the City consider purchase of the provide additional parking spaces? On the Thursday, Third Avenue vacant lot at Bank and Third While it may take several months or from Bank to O'Connor was busiest Avenue was raised. years for approval on all or some of with use over 90%. Other streets WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS? the proposals, community input is nearing full capacity (70% to 90%) COMMUNITY INPUT ESSENTIAL essential. Make your views known were First and Second from Lyon to The GCA board felt that parking now. The company responsible for O'Connor and Fourth from Bank to for this area was not an isolated the study is AD! Limited, 2100 O'Connor. On Bank Street, issue. Will the addition of more Thurston Drive, Unit 5, Ottawa K1G utilization ranged from 70% to 90% parking spaces accommodate the 4K8. They can be reached at 737- from Regent to Fifth, Third to Fifth business community demand? Will 9344 or Fax 737-4313. The chairman and Isabella to Strathcona . it increase traffic and congestion? of the GCA traffic committee is John Saturday the number of streets Are traffic and congestion a cost of Kane at 235-1782. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 7 CAPITAL COLUMN Congratulations to municipal candidates

South were in attendance and I tivism; Sports & Recreation; proving lighting and cutting look forward to working with Commercial and Business. back brush, along with other our new communities. Please forward the name and steps. If you are interested in These breakfast meetings al- address of an individual you helping out, please call me at low us to deal with community would like to nominate, and in 564-1308. issues in a more informal set- under 500 words, explain why GLEBE BANK STREET By ting. They will be held on a this person is deserving. For- PARKING STUDY Councillor regular basis and the Regional ward this information with My continued thanks to John Jim Watson Councillor, School Board your name and address to my Kane and his Glebe Parking Trustee and myself will take office (111 Sussex Drive, Study group. The purpose of Congratulations to all suc- turns hosting the event. Ottawa, Ontario, KIN 5A1) or fax the study is to try and increase cessful candidates in the WARD NAME the information to me at 564- and improve the parking sit- November municipal election Our new ward is known as 8412 by JANUARY 30, 1995. uation in and around Bank for a job well done. I con- OT9 and the regional ward PARKINGRENFREW AVENUE Street. Details of proposed gratulate the representatives (which has the same bound- As mentioned previously,I changes will be announced for our ward, Regional Coun- aries) is R17. Confusing, asked City staff to look into and my thanks to those who cillor Brian McGarry, Regional right? having parking prohibited on attended our November 15 Chair Peter Clark and Mayor City and Regional Councils one side of Renfrew Avenue Open House. Consultants have Jacquelin Holzman, who have will be making recommenda- during the winter. City staff come up with a number of in- been re-elected for a second tions for a new name and I have surveyed area residents, novative ways to increase au- term. would like your input. Should and found that there is enough tomobile and bicycle parking Brian McGarry is the first di- it still be called Capital Ward? support for a winter parking in the Glebe to help both mer- rectly elected Regional Coun- What about Lansdowne? What restriction. chants and residents. cillor for our ward, and with are your thoughts? Phone or From December 1 to March 31 CHRISTMAS CARDS the changes in municipal gov- write to me with your sugges- every year, parking will be Congratulations to Sheila ernment, I look forward to tion. prohibited on the north side of Gariepy from Corpus Christi working with him during this SEVERANCE PAY Renfrew Avenue between Im- School for her winning holi- transition period. On November 16, I presented perial Avenue and the dead day card design. Sheila's de- I also congratulate Ottawa my severance cheque from the end east of Lyon Street South. sign will be featured on my Board of Education Trustee Region to several local chari- This will improve snow plow- 1994 Season's Greetings cards Lynn Graham, and Ottawa Ro- ties. As you know, I am very ing operations and make it and I commend her for her ex- man Catholic Separate School much opposed to double-dip- easier for vehicles and pedes- cellent efforts. I am also Board Trustees Patricia ping. In August, City Council trians to get down the street. pleased to say that Sheila lives O'Reilly, Kathy Ablett, Patrick approved a motion moved by OPERATION SNOW-GO in Ottawa East, one of our Mullan and Paul Sweeney. Peter Hume iand myself elimi- To assist seniors and disabled ward's, new communities. Congratulations to all of the nating severance pay for persons with snow clearing, Designs were also:sentin candidates who ran in the Councillors who are elected to the City provides funds for Op- from St. Victor School in Heron election for a hard fought Regional Council. eration Snow-Go, a program Park and with the high level campaign, in particular Nancy Unfortunately, 1 was not suc- that helps to clear snow from of participation this year, it Mitchell at the regional level cessful in defeating the double driveways and walkways for was difficult to choose only and Jim Carson at the city dipping at the Region. I was people who cannot do it them- one design. I thank the partic- level. It was a pleasure to have very disappointed that at the selves. In Capital Ward, Opera- ipating schools and students Nancy as my "seat mate" at City July 22 Regional Council tion Snow-Go is organized out for their hard work. I was Council and her talents will be meeting, Council defeated my of the Glebe Centre. For more really impressed with the de- missed. Jim Carson was a good motion to eliminate this pro- information about Operation signs I received this year. competitor and I thank him for vision, and decided to allow Snow-Go, please contact the SEASON'S GREETINGS his kind words at my election Councillors elected to local Glebe Centre at 230-5730. I also wish everyone a party at Abbotsford House. council and leaving the Re- GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE Merry Christmas and Season's Thank you to all those who gion to receive severance pay. FEASIBILITY STUDY Greetings. We have so much to supported me in my bid for re- Since I was re-elected to City Congratulations to Jennie be thankful for in this city and election. I am truly apprecia- Council, I was eligible to re- Aliman and the Glebe Neigh- country. tive of your strong endorse- ceive $5,200 in severance from bourhood Activities Group for I also wish everyone a safe ment, and I pledge to do my the Region. I believe it is a successful public meeting on and prosperous New Year and best to live up to your expecta- wrong to accept severance the public's views regarding thank you for making my job tions. My sincere thanks to when you win election at an- the future of their community so enjoyable. Elizabeth Tuck the over 150 volunteers who other local level, so I decided to centre. I am pleased that this and Rita Assabgui from my of- helped me get our message out. donate the money to local process is progressing at a fice join me in wishing you I want to also thank Anne charities. good pace. and yours the very best. Scotton, one of our outgoing I was pleased to present URBAN SAFETY AUDIT trustees cheques for $1,300 each to rep- Are you interested in help- CAN I HELP? for her dedication Jim over the past 6 years. Anne, resentatives from the Food ing conduct an urban safety Watson 111 Sussex Drive together with Brian were two Bank, the Peace and Environ- audit of our neighbourhood? Ottawa, K1N 5A1 Tel: 5641308 of the most effective trustees ment Resource Centre, the Audits are conducted to make Fax: 564-8412 Freenet: and I know Lynn Graham will Great Canadian Theatre Com- neighbourhoods safer by im- [email protected] follow that tradition. pany and the Snowsuit Fund. WELCOMING BREAKFAST WHITTON AWARDS I was pleased to host a suc- Once again I am planning to cessful breakfast meeting host a community event to UNIVERSITY November 18 at Abbotsford honour the many neighbour- House with representatives of hood volunteers and leaders PAINTERS our new ward. It was a good who make our ward a special opportunity for myself and our place to live in. RECIPIENT OF THE MINISTERS AWARD new Regional Councillor, The third annual Whitton FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT Interior/Exterior School Board Trustee and rep- Awards will take place next Quality Workmanship resentatives from various spring. I am accepting nomi- Fully Insured community groups and com- nations from our community Two Year Guarantee munity centres in the ward to who would like to see someone Proudly Serving the Glebe for 10 Years get to know each other. Rep- from our ward honoured. FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE CALL: JAMES CLEARY resentatives from Heron Park, Nominations are divided into Ottawa East, Glebe, Dow's Lake, five categories: Arts & Culture; 722-3375 Carleton University and Ottawa Environment; Community Ac- December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 8 OialW GLEBE NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITIES GROUP rirk 690 Lyon Street South Ottawa, Ontario KIS 3Z9 Tel: 564-1058 GNAG NEWS Winter Break Program at GCC BY CLARA HIRSCH great success. Special thank Fall '94 unfolded as one of the you to Jim Watson for being WOMEN most beautiful "Indian Sum- master of ceremonies at this mers" in a long while. Resi- recent event. Thanks also to INVESTING dents walked out neighbour- John and Brenda Stratton of hood thankful of the mildness the Ottawa Camera Clinic for IN and the splendor of the trees. the time taken to check the Driving or walking I was sur- Community Centre's camera WOMEN prised by the richness of equipment. We couldn't do it colours in the Glebe. Each day without all of you! I thought this can't last. But UPCOMING EVENTS CAN YOU IMAGINE . . . the days of splendor went on WINTER BREAK PROGRAM a institution that has as it's for weeks. Is that why the There will be a Program for financial prime first blast of winter cold seems kids on January 3,4, 5 and 6. concern, the economic equality and such a shock? Activities include movies, advancement of women? SNOWFLAKE SPECIAL skating, and swimming etc. Preparations for the holiday The cost is $75 and $70 for the CALL FOR A FREE BROCHURE season make this month go second child. If the child is quickly, warm weather or cold. not registered in "After Four" THE OTTAWA WOMEN'S CREDIT UNION We of the Glebe of the Neigh- there is a $25 charge for "After bourhood Activities Four" Group activities. Registration 210 Bank Street HOURS would like to thank all the vol- is ongoing. Ottawa, Ontario Mon. to Wed. unteers that made the "Crafts We want to wish all the Glebe K2P 1W8 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Show" as well as the Community the best of the Tel.: 233-7711 Thurs. & Fri. "Snowflake Special" such a holiday season. Fax: 233-6413 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

YOUTH CAFE OPENING JANUARY 20TH! Come to the opening of a Youth Café in the basement of the Glebe Community Centre at 690 Lyon St. South. This is your own STEFF-KIM 'Coffee House' to meet with your friends, meet new friends, listen RETIREmENT LoDoEs to music, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a dessert. A friendly neighborhood residence in the Separate entrance through the playground on Lyon Street. heart of the Glebe...a walk to Bank Open Friday nights (except when there is a Youth Dance) from short 7:00 p.m. untill midnight. Street.. .bus service at the door. WANTED: The café needs a name! Bring your suggestions to the Our dedicated staff are committed to Glebe Community Centre or drop them in the box at the café. providing quality service OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL * Free tea and coffee! For and care. information call Glebe Community Centre 564-1058. We promise you a secure lifestyle that supports your independence and overall well-being. to TRIAL STAYS NOW Newspaper AVAILABLE; CALL TODAY amal Achiertising Gets FOR A PERSONAL TOUR. Results 234-0590 Lebanese food 174 Glebe Ave. Ottawa, Ont. K1S 2C7 We are open Monday to Saturday for Lunch and Dinner Closed Sundays Seasons Greetings from... 683 Bank Street (at Clemow) December 1994 234-5223 Free Parking Craig A. Orde

Come and try a fast, healthy, and delicious snack at 567-1400 votctoe clk KAMAL'S WAGON, Bank & 3rd Open 7 days a week (For large orders call ahead) Sutton Grou - 567-1951 10 Craft Show 10-4 Advantage Realty Ltd. pm Glebe CC. NOW OPEN Glebe Singers 7 pm CAFE CARAVAN Sunday Monday Tuasday fradnasday flonrsday P$4day 194-4th Av. at Bank and Third 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 More Delicious Lebanese Cuisine The Messiah 7 pm Fifth Av Crt 10:30 Glebe-SL James am St Nicholas $7.00 Admission Singers. Santa For Dependable SNOW PLOWING Glebe Blue Box Week Photos 1-3 pm Call 230-6677 or 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pager 782-6454 Mutclunor 100th Corpus Christi- Victorian Xmas Last Day of Better be Good! Baki Sale-Siesead Sacrement Anniversary- Carols. Fifth Av Concert. Glebe School. Santa's on his FRESH CHRISTMAS TREES Blue Christmas- Glebe St James 4:30 pm. Dicken' Xmae Carols -13t. Matthews Carols. 5th Av Crt. 12-1 pm Collegiate 7 pm Merry way. at Bank and Third Ave. 7 prit. $7.00 Admission. Crt. 12-1 pm Prices start at $20.00 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Merry Christmas Boxing Day New Years Eve. to ALL! May you have many more! Glebe Blue Box Week December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 9 Skate's Beat Freedom o speech defended by the police saying I was just doing my job, tion must appear to be and tective gloves and my pair of and promptly turned and must remain neutral. Our pri- "Klingon-styled" black steel- walked away. mary function at any demon- toed boots. I brought all of my Situations like this allow me stration is to keep the peace. new equipment home and to appreciate how a hockey On any side of an issue there modelled my latest uniform to referee feels. No matter what are always people committed to my family. Comments ranged call is made, the guy in the their positions. I will defend from, "very impressive" to my striped shirt is either blind or anyone's constitutional right youngest son's observation has penalized the home team's to exercise their freedom of that I looked almost alien. I hero. I think that the job de- speech and to demonstrate would suggest that any indi- scription of police officer is their beliefs in an orderly and viduals involved in an out-of- often akin to being society's legal manner. The police ser- control situation might con- referee. The rules of the game vice becomes involved only sider vacating the area and have been written in Canada's when there is a breach of the moving on if they saw forty BY SR. CST. GARY SCHUITEBOER rule book, the Criminal Code of peace or there is a crime individuals approaching them, She was a woman on a mis- Canada, and until they are committed against person(s) or all dressed as I have described. sion. She made her position changed by parliament they property. There have been The team is also very well very clear when she advised will remain in place and be times when officers who are trained to accomplish the task me that I was going straight to enforced by societies referees, trained to deal with large of controlling a large number hell. Quoting Bible scriptures, the police. crowds must be called to re- of people. On the first Tuesday she argued that I should not Whether it be a demonstra- store order to an affected area. of every month, Force Staff have escorted Dr. Henry tion about labour relations, From 1980 to '85 I was a mem- Sergeant Major Dennis El- Morgentaler into his newly environmental concerns or ber of the Ottawa Police Crowd dridge organizes a training opened clinic on Bank Street. I political divisions, police offi- Control Team. In October 1994 day to maintain team profes- had been given this cers' opinions should remain when I rejoined this elite unit, sionalism. assignment by the police private. There are times when I was very impressed with the ASK SKATE supervisors who were in an officer will almost appear improvements made to the My purpose has always been charge of monitoring the impolite when a demonstrator equipment issues to team to become more involved with location and ensuring our attempts to promote a conver- members. In 1980, my police the concerns of the Commu- mandate to keep the peace. Be- sation on the picket line. That motorcycle helmet doubled as nity I patrol. The Glebe Report cause the subject of abortion is officer will remain silent and my head protection when in- is an excellent medium to give so controversial, the various the reason for this is simple. volved in a violent situation. advice subjects that involve media had their reporters and If an individual from the al- The only other equipment the police and community. If cameras out in full force. I ternative side observes an of- then issued was the distinctive you have a concern you think attempted to explain to this ficer involved in a conversa- three foot long riot stick. could be of interest to others, person that I was only doing don, the assumption could be Today's equipment is far su- stop me on the street or write my job and that my personal made that that officer is sym- perior. I was very impressed to Skates Beat, c/o the Ottawa opinions on the subject were pathetic to a particular opin- with what I can only describe Police, Community Services, not a consideration. She per- ion. Before going out to any as the black "Darth Vader" - 474 Elgin St., Ottawa, Ontario, sisted by advising me that in demonstration, the supervisor style, radio equipped helmet. K2P 2J6. some situations I should take a assigning officers will always Then there are the black cov- So until next time....see you stand and refuse such duties. remind them not to enter into eralls, the shin pads, the pro- on the beat! To avoid any confrontation I debate with demonstrators. ended the conversation by Police officers at a demonstra- SELECTED CRIME STATISTICS FOR THE GLEBE FOR A FOUR WEEK PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 9, 1994 Warning explosives! GLEBE WEST GLEBE EAST GLEBE SOUTH AREA ONE AREA TWO AREA THREE

BREAK ENTER 1 2 1 COMMERCIAL

BREAK ENTER 7 6 2 RESIDENTIAL

THEF1 OVER 3 2 3 $1000

THEFT UNDER 13 23 $1,000 The theft under category includes: bicycle theft, theft from autos, and other thefts including shoplifting.

THEFT OF MOTOR 0 0 3 VEHICLE I feel a responsibility to re- resembling these objects but mind people who live and work rather contact your Police QUEENS WAY in the Glebe of found "impro- Service at 9-1-1-. vised explosive devices." These Some of the location where o devices look like tennis balls these exploding devices were tfl LUEWiL ULEOLLA5-L o AREA ONE. AREA TWO wrapped in silver duct tape or found are: Holmwood Avenue ai white "packing" tape and are and Ralph Street, Queen Eliza- stuffed with ingredients that beth Drive and Bank Street, CARLING AVE can be found in any house- Lyon Street and First Avenue. RIDEAU CANAL hold. The contents will not be These exploding devices can Do WS revealed by the Ottawa Police injure a person. The Ottawa LAKE Service to avoid "copy-cat" ac- Police Service and the school AREA THREE tivities. boards are working closely to- Adults and children are gether on this problem. RIDEAU urged not to touch anything CANAL December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report 10 N EWS Glebe Co-op Playgroup A time for surprises BY SANDRA KEARNS A great big thank you to At the Glebe Co-operative Lian's big brother Shanin for Playgroup we are all prepar- teaching us the special mean- ing for a very special time. ing of Hanukkah. We look Holiday Season finds children forward to welcoming more of all ages busy making deco- new friends and visitors to our rations and creations. We are program. Upcoming visits in- also planning surprise cre- clude a trip to the Steff Kim ations for some very special Lodge and a visit by a dental people. As a co-operative, par- hygienist. ents and caregivers enjoy the If you would like to visit our opportunity to participate in program or are interested in their child's day. However, more information please con- once December arrives our art tact Registrar Pam at 733-2350. area becomes a very busy The Glebe Co-operative Play- place for "children and teach- group offers a licensed ers only please." Parents and preschool program for chil- caregivers, who usually help dren aged 18 months to 5 years. with or peek at the art activi- We are located at 690 Lyon St. ties are redirected with a smile. in the Glebe Community Cen- "It's a surprise," and "I will tell tre. you later," are frequently heard at this time. Our afternoon program has recently enjoyed some very special visits and visitors. Thank you very much to our friends at the Fourth Avenue Post Office for a wonderful tour, including the opportu- nity to inspect and "drive" a mail truck. Thank you also to the educational services of the Cultured Pearls Ottawa Humane Society for Simple. Beautiful. Precious. bringing and teaching us all about care, for a dog and cat.

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December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 11 NEWS Mother & baby clinics at Riverside Hospital The Riverside Hospital of Ot- Sunday afternoons from 1:30 tawa, 1967 Riverside Drive has p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the third drop-in clinics for postpartum floor. This clinic is available FOOTWEAR mothers and babies, Mondays, to all new mothers regardless CASUAL Wednesdays and Fridays from of where the child was born. 860 BANK ST. OTTAWA 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The No appointment is necessary. Just South of 5th Avenue 231-6331 clinic is located on the third The Riverside Hospital also floor, appointments are not runs childbirth education PRE CHRISTMAS necessary. classes on an ongoing basis The Riverside Hospital, in throughout the year. For fur- SHOE SALE conjunction with the Ottawa- ther information, please call Carleton health Department 738-7100, ext. 2337. Men's Get the Kids Ready has a breast feeding clinic for Grandma Taking charge of your health Dec. Women's OSH KOSH LEATHER CLARK DESERT RUNNERS339.95 The Centretown Community discussion where you can BODY GLOVE LEATHER Health Centre offers free share your story of how natu- BOOTS health care seminars RUNNERS '44.95 each ral approaches to illness have NON RUNNERS Tuesday from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. $69.95 from '39.95 helped you. (Bonnie Stuart Kickers) The Centre is located at 340 Dec. 20 - "Stretch and Relax" McLaren St. Free childcare is Breathing exercises, gentle WOMEN'S provided. stretching and self-massage WATERPROOF SHOES from HUSH PUPPIES December topics include: (Do-In) with Marjorie Kort, a Reg. $92.00 NOW 69.95 Dec. 13 - "Stories of Healing health promoter at Centretown with ... AND MANY MORE Natural Medicines" We Community Health Centre. MENS will hear from Marie-Claude, Give yourself a treat and come ATTRACTIVE DECK SHOE who has recovered from mul- prepared to participate. Wear PACKAGE Kodiak tiple physical problems using loose comfortable clothing. 25 OFF, "natural" approaches. Then Dec. 27 - No session offered. SHOES / BOOTS 50% OFF Barbara Nerwelt will lead a C.C.H.C.closed. ... AND MANY MORE Footwear for LADIES MEN CHILDREN DRESS CASUALS WEEKEND CASUALS ACCESSORIES

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December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 12 N EWS A pet for Christmas? BY CHRISTINE THURGUR for a pet. Consider the life span Humane Educator The of the pet: dog - 15 years, cat - Humane Society of Ottawa- 20 years, rabbit - 8 years, Carleton guinea-pig - 5 years, rat - 3 to Have you bought all your 4 years. Parents are often left Christmas presents yet? Do with the pets after the kids you know what to buy for that have left home. If this is a son or daughter who has been first pet for a child, consider a bugging you for a pet? Before small animal that will not live ft is our first Christmas in the Glebe and we all hope that you have even considering buying a pet, too long to see if the child is been able to visit us and discover the large variety of items that we have many things need to be dis- prepared to clean that cage ev- to offer. We have enjoyed meeting new customers and welcoming old cussed with the whole family: ery week! and new friends to our little store in the Glebe. Can we afford this pet? A dog Christmas is not a good time costs about $500 per year if it's to introduce a pet into your lif tots from all of us to all ofon healthy. A cat costs a little because: making our first less, but still has to be taken to there is too much excitement the vet for yearly check ups. going on. I he pet needs to get Eason so much fun! Do we have enough time for used to a regular routine first. the pet? e.g. time to walk the it is a very busy time. We Claudia Doug (Ehristina dog every day, play with the don't have enough time to help Zamonn cat, clean the cage every week the pet establish a routine and mar for as long as it lives. settle in to the new environ- Check your shopping list.., if any of the following gift ideas fit... Do we know how to care for ment. This takes more time at visit us soon while the selection is at its best! this pet? Talk to pet owners the beginning. about the responsibilities in- there are a lot of strange Hallmark Greêliñg Cards and Wrap volved. Try pet sitting a things around that a young pet Hallmark KeepSa e rnaments could get into trouble with, e.g. neighbour or friends pet while Christmas Crackers they are away so that you can tinsel, Christmas trees, choco- get a feel for the every day lates, etc. You could come Caswell & Massey ce Products... perfect gifts! commitment of pet care. This home one day to find your tree Colourful Calendars also gives you an opportunity knocked down on the floor by Video Laser Discs - Clearance Priced to sell! to see if there are any allergies the dog so that he could reach Great Jazz, Classical, C&W and popular Compact Discs. the cookies at the top of the in the family. Great Disney Music on video, cassette or C.D. Who will be responsible for tree! plus many many more... this pet. A child under 10 Remember! A Pet is for years of age should not be ex- Life - Not for Christmas. pected to be fully responsible Bring in this ad and SAVE $1.00 OFF any seasonal video or compact disc. World youth film festival 1Nrap Up Your Holiday Shopping INith Elegant, Comfortable, Aff ordable January '95 Clothing and Accessories To mark the Grand Reopen- ing of the Children's Museum, the Canadian Museum "of Civi- lization (CMC) is organizing a World Youth Film Festival, to be presented at the CMC in January, 1995. Thirteen films will be fea- tured at this inaugural event, from a wide variety of nations. Sizes The films will look at the world from a youth perspective, and will reflect the theme of young people communicating with each other and learning about each other, sometimes across deep cultural divides. There will be feature-length films, shorts and the ever-popular animated films. The festival NOQMA IDETEQ6ON will also include an interactive element. By participating in a 167 SPARKS STREET workshop, young people can learn how some of the inge- 230-8455 nious special effects used in Free Parking SaillrdaY the movies are created. Presentations are scheduled on the 7,8,12,14 15 and of Jan- DOvioR. uary with showings at 11:00 pettIL, a.m., SPIRIT. 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on p0StiER, Gt043 Saturdays and Sundays, and a rok 7:00 p.m. showing on the sL000. Thursday. For information call 776-7169.

The Canadian Red Cross Society December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 13 N EWS Glebe Questions

Lily of the Glebe This Christmas, Kariba or the Okavango swamplands of Botswana. Besides ducks, Boyce Richardson wanted informa- US tion on the "life-cycle of the JOIN AT black and grey squirrels" in the Glebe. I turned this ques- tion over to my good compan- ST. GILES ion Rafiki, who has been doing research on them for eight Lighting of candles ceremony at all Advent services years but has never yet caught one. He promises a full report next issue. Sun. Dec. 11, 11 am - Advent Ill, Holy Communion BY CLYDE SANGER Another question awaiting a fuller answer comes from Tom Sun. Dec. 18, 11 am - Advent IV, Cantata and Pageant featuring My answers last issue to Schatzky, of Torrington Place. choir, youth and children Boyce Richardson's questions He asks: "Mutchmor School is about ducks on the Rideau celebrating its centenary, but Canal have inspired Ken who were the who - 7 Shipley, of to students Sat. Dec. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE pm Family Worship, Carols Wilton Crescent, first came to it? There weren't give me a copy of his ex- - 11 pm Traditional Lessons and Carols tremely polite correspondence many houses around at the with the National Capital time." Commission this True, but by 1894 houses Sun. Dec. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY - 11 am Christmas Worship summer about going duckweed in Brown's Inlet. No were up on the vacant lots close to Bank Street. David connection, you say, between Duncan Scott Kennedy, Minister ducks and duckweed? Just wait Farr tells us, in his useful little or, rather, read on. book on St. Matthew's Church, Julia Mills, Director of Music that Thomas Ahearn and War- Colleen Smith, Youth Ministry Coordinator Ken starts gallantly by con- ren Soper inaugurated in June gratulating the NCC on a "won- 1891 their electric derful job" it has done in re- railway building stonewall along Bank Street as far as St. Giles Presbyterian Church is located the of Lansdowne Park. It Brown's would be at Bank Street at First Avenue Inlet and improving interesting to look up the the surrounding land. Then Tel. vveekday mornings 235-2551 he points out how duckweed names of the first students in has spread each year to the the four-room schoolhouse point of covering nearly half that was Mutchmor then. Next the Inlet, and of plastic bags time, I hope. getting caught in it and look- A closing word about house ing ugly. He asks what result prices in the Glebe. It was there had been from the NCC's prompted by a shy house- t 'I I mornI II II I I. putting polyethylene on the holder on Clemow wondering floor of the east end of the In- whether her house would be let, and whether there was any worth a few thousand more - known biological control. He even $10,000 more - by having adds: that address. "Do ducks eat duckweed? I'm Estate brokers are all very friendly, and will tell you 'Rome semi-serious. Geese have been used to control weeds in straw- (hardly any surprise) that the k berry patches - they walk premier streets in the Glebe hcadware down the rows eating the are Clemow, Powell and Monk- weeds and not eating the land - and Linden Terrace, of strawberry plants or berries." course, but nobody seems to We Rent Carpet Cleaners His suggestion earned a letter sell there! Then their broader (within three weeks) from NCC selling instincts surface and Vice-President André Bonin. they add, "There's a spattering By then the villain was identi- of good houses on most streets," fied not as duckweed, but as and mention Melgund, Thorn- We Sharpen Knives, Scissors, ton, Patterson and so on. They Yellow Pond Lily, which & sounds more handsome. Mr. don't like to put an actual fig- Tools More Bonin said a fabric was being ure on the different addresses. laid this year in place of the So I tried other questions. polyethylene, with advice Does it add to the value of a We Repair Windows, Screens house, when you're selling, to from the Ministry of the Envi- & Patio Doors ronment. He added: "We are have a handsome tree out front, like the magnificent limited to the amount of con- * We Deliver -- ask for details trol of the pond lily, so as not maple in front of 298 First Av- to disrupt the fish habitat enue which Sally and Ross STORE HOURS 234 - 6353 found in the Cleary have watched over (or, Inlet." MON-WED AM TO 6 PM Did anyone else read recently rather, under) for decades, or 8:30 about how Yellow Pond Lily like the wonderful magnolia THURS & FRI 8:30 AM TO 9 PM came to North America? As I bushes the Fine family must SAT 8:30 AM TO 6 PM have planted in front of 79 recall, it came in little gift SUN 11 AM TO 5 PM c'ups from Japan at the time of Powell? Does it detract much a world exposition early in this from the price of a Younghus- century. It is not quite as band house (lots of them in the clogging as the water hy- avenues between Chrysler and BANK ST. AT SECOND AVE. acinth that Ken and other ex- Lyon) that the kitchens were CUSO cooperants knew in built so small? Another sub- Africa. But, then, Brown's In- ject to which I'll return. let is a tad smaller than Lake I I II I I II December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report 14 BUSINESS NEWS Allegro now in the Glebe

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Today, as never before we realize that the surest way to a secure financial Andrew Archer & Anne-Marie Bergeron future is to plan for it ourselves. The Allegro Hours: 11 am-6 pm In addition to second-hand hard part is knowing what will work Mon. - Sat. clothing for adults (Anne- best to get the job done. 1-5 pm. Sunday Marie says they carry Ottawa's 780 Bank Street biggest selection of used Levi 237-2204 products), the shop also carries At Brightside, we work After 11 years in the Market a small selection of children's you the area, Anne-Marie Bergeron clothing. with to match has opened a second location "Our aim is to offer quality right Mutual Funds with for her second-hand clothing and affordable second-hand your savings objectives business -- Allegro. The shop clothes. All our garments are is on the second floor of 780 dry cleaned." to develop a complete Bank Street (next to the Glebe Anne-Marie said she prefers financial plan that is Apothecary). selling natural fibres (as op- right for you. "I chose the Glebe because of posed to synthetic ones). "For its proximity to Carleton Uni- the fall and winter we have versity and Glebe Collegiate, as great woolen sweaters, plaid That makes our well as the diversity of the shirts, suede and leather coats population -- families and stu- -- not to mention some ethnic number the most dents," she said. clothing." important number you should consider when Alternative health care clinic planning your financial Glebe Alternative Health Care agement. The emphasis will be And Massage Therapy Clinic on massage therapy. future. Call it today. Hours: 9:30 - 5:30 by appoint- While studying at the Uni- ment, flexible for after hours versity of Ottawa, Pejman at- bookings 567-6634. tended a workshop on massage. 107 Fourth Avenue The satisfaction he got in Call and tell us you saw -Ourad.and helping his family and friends we'll .send.i.lipti a FREE cOPTOOhei launched him on his present 1995- WOalthy Barber caleOdar: career. His new studies in- I pr. t)9Uellold) cluded: two years training in (Limit: the healing art of massage therapy, as well as cranio- sacral therapy and Bowen rBRIGHTSIDE FINANCIAL technique. Continuing to SERVICES INC. learn, he will take homeopathy courses with the British Insti- 265 Carling Avenue, Suite 401, Ottawa, Ontario K IS 2E1 tute of Homeopathy. Tel: (613) 237-5544 Fax: (613) 237-5949 Pejman feels that because of the wide range of techniques which he offers, he is able to adapt treatments to the specific needs of the individual. This could range from deep, vigor- ous soft tissue massage and joint manipulation to assist THE II1TERHET athletes in training to gentle SURF up on your Apple cranio-sacral massage to the I will set you & Pejman Ayoubzadeh - all Software even more gentle Bowen Macintosh - to take Pejman Ayoubzadeh's goal is technique -- not to mention included to complement what he de- Documentation of the amazing some Eastern techniques (if full advantage scribes as the "wonderful there is a demand). Internet health care system existing in (As an aside: Pejman is look- 730-3762 the Glebe." ing for 15 people with asthma BRUCE MORELAND With various licensed thera- for research on the Bowen pies, he will provide services technique and its effect on for both pain and stress man- asthma symptoms.) December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 15 NEWS Adopt an acre for Christmas Buying for that person who has everything? Why not give them a sandy beach, a peaceful mountain lookout, a white pine forest, or a winding nature trail? The Rideau Valley Conser- vation Foundation's Adopt an Acre program saves land right here in the Rideau Valley. Fo- ley Mountain, Perth Wildlife Reserve and Baxter Conserva- tion Area are just three of the eight areas you can help. A $10 donation will help protect wetlands, forests meadows, ponds, beaches and shorelines. It will help maintain the pic- nic tables, shelters, boardwalks and trails that everyone en- joys. Imagine being able to visit the conservation area that you helped protect, to see, touch and hear what you have saved for future generations. The recession, increasing development pressures, and major provincial cost-cutting measures have put our Conser- vation Areas in danger. Pro- tect these natural areas before 1 they become extinct. Adopt an acre and ensure that conser- Annspncing theprand Opening/of a Mail Boxes Etc.® Centre near you! vation lands are here for fu- MBgioffer''s you an uneq,ualed range of shipping, business, generations. For infor- , vg, ture 1 an -communication services iiNluding: mation call the Rideau Valley ',...... e 'i: Conservation Foundation at 24 - hr. Mailbox. ServicE with. CI UPS Autborized Shipping.;\ t, CI Qualit Xerox Copiers' 692-3571 or 1-800-267-3505 Street Address Outlet It:: z, Xerox Colour C,opietsk CI Mail Receiving - Forwardi4. UMotor an4.Air Freight i Volume Discoui-4 Prepare your child t Call-in Mailcheck 7 Service Shipping .-.1r:;,, Oftke. Supplies for reading CI Boxes For Moving, CI Parcel Receiving k Stlpfee' Fax 5.tiding and ReceiVing BY ELAINE KENNEY Rubber Stamps and Shipping Cti Cerlox Binding Packing Prepare your child for Business Cards and ,tationary .0 Professional rj Laminating reading by attending the workshop How to Prepare Your Preschooler or Primary-age GRAND OPENING Child for Reading. MBE MAIL BOXES ETC SPECIALS On Saturday, January 21, K Na NI.. Na N. \ \ \ Na \ N. N from 9 a.m. to noon, Nita Bradley will be giving a work- IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO. 970 490 IT'S shop at the Glebe Community HOW WE DO IT. 0Copies Colour Fax 00 Centre on how to use her book Magical Letters. Copies Pricii'per page. 0 ht 25 copies pet i'llroine, Sendingtor Receiving t Ms. Bradley has taught for 30 Fifth Avenue Court A L p 51)0 COW, pap, N I". NA. hue bond piper LAing distance charges extra. 0, years, 15 of them spent teach- \ I I". White bond 99 Fifth Ave. Unit 5 ILL \ \ \ \ .0 ing children with reading Hp to December 23, 1994. problems. Drawing upon her Tel: 230-5593 This experiences, she put together And Operated Franchise Magical Letters. Its objective An Independently Owned is to get children off to the right start and prevent read- ing problems by teaching them the alphabet and sound- SERV NG OTTAWA S NCE 1930 letter associations. All children do not learn in 40% the same way. Whether they're YR. RSP visual, auditory, or kinesthetic II5SENIORS 55+ learners, Nita's workshop will Scrivem 8 1,000 MIN. show you how to tap into their SERVICES OFFERED learning style and help them All Lines Of Insurance Life Products understand the alphabet. The Commercial Annuities workshop costs $45.00 which Home/Condo RRIF Insurance includes a copy of Magical 750%2 YEAR Automobile Monthly deposits for RRSP's Letters. The book is available IGIC/RSP1,000 MIN. in the Glebe from Glebe resi- RR1F Rates Available Upon Request dent publisher Elaine Kenney No at 233-5423. Cost is $20. Magi- 270 MacLaren St., Between Metcalfe and O'Connor Handling 236-9101 cal Letters is also available at 17 FITZGERALD RD., ground floor, NEPEAN 596-1447 Charges RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Puggwash Children's Books, 801 Bank St. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 16 FEATURE Come visit the P.E.R.0 Morala Specialty Coffee BY CAROLINE PESKA Members of the public are Nestled in a cozy brick welcome to use the Centre's 734 Bank Street building at 174 First Avenue materials and a reading space (at Bank St.) is the Peace and is provided. Those who become Our Opening Specials Environment Resource Centre members gain borrowing (PERC). Like the name implies, privileges to all materials in 10 % off any espresso it is a pleasant and friendly the library, among other Rancilio establishment that many makers within the benefits. With a minimum do- Saeco community and be- nation of $10 for students, se- Pavoni yond have acquainted them- niors, and unwaged, or $25 selves with. regular, you are mailed a Originally copy located on Somer- of the PEN with the member's set Street, the Centre was Join our Coffee Club supplement. Donations also and save up to 20% opened in 1982 by long-time show that you support this on Glebe resident and peace ac- non-governmental organiza- coffee beans. tivist Charlotte McEwen. tion that gears itself towards Then known as the Peace exposing vital issues that are Resource Centre, it served not always made known by the Quality is our first priority partly as an information mass media. the centre clearing house for the 50 provides such information peace and disarmament groups resources and access to them. Bodum celebrates its 50th birthday. which supported it. The Gift memberships to PERC are calendar of events posted in its available. The Centre also selh Come and join us for a ... hallway soon became available a Green Houshold Guide to in printed form. After the running an environmentally Centre closed in 1988, 1000 friendly home. copies were still made Becoming a PERC volunteer available "BODUM BASH!" monthly. has many benefits and is often In 1990 when the centre re- more fulfilling as it allows for opened, it was renamed the more involved in the We'll demonstrate coffee making and Peace and EnVironment Re- community. Volunteering at source Centre (PERC). In Au- the Centre is most commonly you're invited for coffee. tust of 1991 it was moved to its for 3 hours once a week, and present location and has re- can be as simple as Superb, unsurpassed Bodum coffee! tently expanded to fill two reorganizing and re-shelving rooms. Its newspaper, the library materials to beirig the Peace and Environment News head of one of the committees: (PEN), supported and run by Administration, Editorial, over 100 volunteers, has a cir- Fundraising, Library, Out- culation of over 5,500 copies. reach, PEN Support, or Volun- People who frequent the teer Co-ordination. centre do so because they are From the simplest to the mosi either volunteers or because complicated task, all help re- they are looking for specific ceived from volunteers is ac- information on issues pertain- knowledged and appreciated ing to the environment or and is advantageous to the vol- those involving politics or so- unteer as well. There are at ciety. They also come to dis- And, the same time, many useful skills to be view some of our Bodum cuss these issues with others at gained, interesting people to the Centre. Whatever this meet, Anniversary Specials, and a variety of re- as Bodum 12-pc purpose it is not often that sources to read and learn from such a they leave disappointed. bodurri coffee set at $39.95 (reg. sugg. retail $59.95) PERC is funded mainly by its For information on the Cen- membership fees tre or to become a volunteer, or the famous Bodum and dona- Bistro (6-cup) at $29.95, tions. It also receives a call weekdays between 12-6 small plus many more! core grant from the City of Ot- p.m. at 230-4590 and ask for FREE tawa. The library within has Mike. If you're interested in periodicals and newsletters. It writing for the PEN, leave a contains a vast array of topics message for Margaret Jensen But not only that, because good tasting and materials including videos. at the same number. water is so important for coffee or tea brewing, we would like to present you with a FREE Bodum Neptun water purifier (reg. retail $27.95) when you Ipt Accent on Beauty purchase Bodum products in excess Esthetics & Electrolysis of $25.00. We told you, this is a real birthday bash! Çj entificates For someone you care about ... including yourself! We look forward to serving you coffee on: facials manicures pedicures electrolysis waxing massage Monday, December 12 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. make-up and more Tuesday, December 13 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 26 - 99 Fifth Avenue (Fifth Avenue Court) Wednesday, December 14 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 238-3236 MORALA Specialty Coffee Two hours free parking Elevator to the second floor 734 Bank Street 235-4740 December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 17 FEATURE

In deregulation, frees Fuss over share of deep the rock bars (5) affection (9) Cryptiçygrossword Nurse dissected at stage (with 16 down) Fly twice centre -- it's odd (7) over sleepy set (3-3) 1 U2 5 6 7 DOWN See 27 down 3 4 Leap over the boundary (4) See 14 down Remasters scratched long (with 20 across) Crack Mig flowing pieces (9) pilot may be a top-quality 8 9 UUUUU Old garden in need of a diamond (3,3) dig (4) Star-crossed ruler (?) (4) Store carriers left behind Rough maps of currents (5) 10 11 12 13 after you register (8,5) What a door may be when Bird of the Royal Navy (4) opened by an old joker (4) 16 14 15 17 (with 10 across) English Allot gathering heard (4) breakfast may be served 27. (with 15 down) The little 18 when it goes to pot (3,3) thing I use & how sounding Buck turns up in grass (4) start of kids' game (3,3)

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The Clinic focuses on the 29 30 treatment of sports, back and other muscle and skeletal injuries.- . 11MMEN. 71M/M// No referral necessary NWW. 18. Quiet pet sings note off La Clinique concentre sur le ACROSS MIMM. key in a place of a cross traitement de !MM 1. Steps or perhaps signs of No waiting period problèmes (8,5) sportifs, de dos et autre - M1M the times (7) 19. (with 21 across) Wash blessures musculo skeletaires. 5. Drink available in many can't take bloom off M.D.'s - OHIP covered Ottawa terminuses (5) dustbin (33)- Bernie Lalonde, M.D. Big regal fuss (5) 20. See 17 down Physiotherapy - Extended Robert Gauvreau, M.D. Work with, e.g., Tristan 21. See 19 across health care coverage Eleanor Cox, B.P.T. and Isolde, at the start 26. As morning breaks direct of term ( 7) to pot boiler (7) See 6 down Carling Medical Centre, 2 8. Ice after the first half 1095 Carling Avenue, Suite 101 (with 12 across) Missing of July is expressly Ottawa, Ontario KlY 4P6 link to copy chap (3,3) (613) 729-8098 liquid (5) See 11 across

HOW THE GLEBE STOLE CHRISTMAS... Glebe residents and visitors alike are finding out there's more to shopping in this quaint neighborhood than venturing out to the "Mega Malls" and fighting the holiday crowds. Wallach's Art & Drafting Supplies is finding out that more people are coming into their Glebe store for the quality of their selection, prices, service and overall grinch-/ess atmosphere. Liquitex Studio 12 Aciylic Set Strathmore Greeting Cards Selected Kids Craft Kits

MAKE YOUR OWN GREETING CARDS!

Designed for use $39.95 with pen & ink, pencil, pastel, watercolour wash- off This set contains the following 12-2oz. tubes of es etc. Contains 20% Liquitex Acrylics: Acra Violet, Ivory Black, 20 blank cards and 20 The kids will spend hours entertaining them- Emerald Green, Phthalocyanine 2 Green, envelopes in a variety of selves with these fun and crative kits from Titanium White, Phthalocyanine Blue, coloured packages. ALEX. Choose from Card Making Kits to Silk Brilliant Blue, Bronze Yellow and $9.95 Reg. $15.95 Painting Kits to a multi-media Creative Case. Dioxazine Purple. Reg. $74.20

This Christmas, visit our Glebe location & find hundreds of et items & stocking stuffers on sale. Its a real steal! IOURS l'OURS Dec. lst.-18th o tics. 9am.- 6pm. LUI 1111 )ec. 1 gth to 23rd Wed. - I ii. 9am.- 811111. wallack's Mon.- 9pm. In. 9am.- Saturday 9am.- 6pm Christmas Ive 9am.- 3pm. Sunda 603 Bank Street at Strathcona 238-8871

December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 18 Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group 690 Lyon Street South Ottawa, Ontario CitYVille c)fd' Ottawa K1S 3Z9

The Glebe Community Centre is operated by the Corporation of the City of Ottawa, Department of Recreation and Culture, in partnership with the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (G.N.A.G.).

The focus of the Community Centre is to provide quality recreational programming for all age groups. The Centre also provides space for meetings and social functions.

The executive of G.N.A.G. is comprised of a dedicated group of community volunteers, whose interests lie in providing quality recreational services for their community. Members actively participate in programme planning, registration, flyer production, publicity and promotion, special events and staffing. GLE UNITY CENTR CENTRE COMMUNAUTAIRE GLEBE WINTER '95: PROGRAMMES D'HIVER '95 REGISTRATION INSCRIPTION TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1995 LE MARDI 10 JANVIER 1995, de 19 h 30 à 21 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. SAUF POUR: EXCEPT FOR: (Les cours de Danse aérobique, Groupe de jeu, et (Fitness, Adult and Child Playgroup, and Family Tae Tae Kwon Do-voir les détails au-dessous) Kwon Do only - see below for details) au Centre communautaire Glebe, at the GLEBE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 690, rue Lyon sud. 690 LYON STREET SOUTH Pour assurer une démarche équitable, des cartes numérotées seront distribuées à 18 h 30. ê To ensure orderly line-up, numbers will be given out at 6:30 p.m. All Nous demandons tous de demeurer dans registrants are asked to remain in the building. l'immeuble après avoir reçu leur numéro.

L'inscription se poursuit au bureau administratif 11 Registration continues in the office from January 11 until the first class. du janvier jusqu' a la première classe. Nous sommes ouvert de 9 h à 21 h du lundi au et We are open from Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and jeudi Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. le vendredi de 9 h à 18 h.

'ALL Fitness programmes, Adult and Child Playgroup, L 'inscription pour les cours de Danse aérobique, and Tae Kwon Do registration will begin on Monday, Groupe de jeu, et Tae Kwon Do, commencera le lundi December 19 at 8:30 am. and remain ongoing until 19 décembre à 8 h 30. courses begin. Les chèques doivent être faits a l'ordre de G.N.A.G. (Glebe Neighbour- hood Activities Group). Nous acceptons l'argent comptant. Un chèque We accept cash or to personal cheques. Please make cheques payable par personnepar cours. "G.N.A.G."(Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group) Note: One cheque person per per course. Single cheques for multiple courses will no( Une réduction de 10% sera accordée aux membres des familles qui Pe accepted s'inscrivent à trois cours ou plus. (L'après quatre, les journées pédagogiques, et les ateliers ne peuvent être considérés pour cette 10% is A discount given when members of a family register for three or réduction). more courses (After-Four,, P.D.Days and Workshops are excluded). Les aînés ont droit à une réduction de 10%. Senior Citizens receive a 10% discount. L'aide financière est disponible. Veuillez demandez a l'inscription. Financial help is available. Please ask at registration.

Les cours débutent le 16 janvier 1995 à moins d'avis contraire. Tous les Most courses begin the week of January 16, 1995 and are 8 weeks in programmes sont offerts pour une durée de 8 semaines à moins d'avis length unless otherwise indicated. contraire.

All courses are held at the Glebe Community Centre unless otherwise À moins d'avis contraire, tous les cours se donnent au Centre commu- indicated. nautaire Glebe.

Further information about refunds, cancellations and financial help will be De plus amples renseignements sur les remboursements, annulations et available at registration. subventions seront disponiblesà l'inscription. INTEGRATION SERVICES SERVICE EN FRANÇAIS Did you know that all City of Ottawa recreation programmes are open to people with disabilities? Contact your neighbour- Si vous désirez des renseignements au hood recreation centre for information about programmes for sujet des programmes en français téléphonez preschoolers, children, youth, adults, and senior adults. If au 564-3680. you need volunteer assistance or need assistance in finding WOMEN & SPORT a volunteer, you can call one of the special needs consultants Women and Sport is a programme to increase sport opportunities at 564-8421, or our volunteer coordinator at 564-1198. for girls and women. CURIOUS? Call 564-1096.. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 19- PRESC iC M. PROGRAMMES ADULT AND KIDS PLAYGROUP TIME OUT WITH BABIES KIDS IN THE KITCHEN (DownstairsClub) For parents and caregivers and newborn babies. This is Enjoy tasty creative treats while learning basic cooking Children will enjoy an exciting morning of active play, an opportunity to share common experiences with oth- skills and safety. For ages 3 - 5 years crafty creations, music, and a snack. Adult participa- ers and enjoy occasional guest speakers (i.e. a Lacta- tion and snack duty is required. Newborn siblings are tion Consultant and / or a Public Health Nurse) Discus- Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. welcome. Individual day spaces are not available. sion topics may include: nutrition, common nursing January 17 to March 7

For children 1 year and walking to 3 years. concerns, clothing, toys, and health. $42.00

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Fridays 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m January 10 to March 9 January 13 and ongoing $67.00 per child (Occasional dates may be cancelled with notice KINDER CARPENTRY Registration begins Mon. Dec. 19 @ 8:30 a.m. FREE! Children will learn about assorted tools, their names and uses, while working on a few simple projects. Safety INDOOR PLAYGROUND CREATIVE MOVEMENT rules will be stressed. Ages 3.5 to 5 years.

This class introduces preschoolers to dance while fo- Thursdays 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Parents, caregivers and children (ages 0 - 5) can January 19 to cusing on music, rhythm, and ballet. For 3 - 5 years. March 9 partake in this "drop-in" playground that uses a variety $60.00 (includes all materials) of different toys. There is no instructor for this pro- Saturdays 10:00 am. - 10:45 am. gramme; parents or caregivers are responsible for January 21 to March 11 setting up and putting away all equipment. Playtime will $33.00 take place in the Basement Hall. MESSY CREATIONS

This is an exciting hour of making Mondays, Wednesdays, lnd Fridays MUSIC AND MOVEMENT crafty creations using different kinds of messy materials. Come join us, you'll 10:45 a.m. - Noon love it! For ages 3 - 5 years. Starts January 9 and ongoing A lively session with a blend of singing, story telling, (Occasional dates may be cancelled with notice ) bouncing games, rhythm and dancing, and hands-on Fridays 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. $10.00 (per adult ). experience with instruments. Adult participation is re- quired. January 20 to March 10 $40.00 (includes all materials) KINDER GYM 2.5 years to 5 years - 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 13 mos to 2.5 years - 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mondays Come join us for an exciting afternoon of fun and games! January 16 to March 6 Children will develop balance, coordination, flexibility, $35.00 and mobility. For ages 3 - 5 years.

Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. January 18 to March 8 LEy $33.00 4U F) M" DA ftjTIiiTI: AFTER FOUR CARPENTRY MICROWAVE IT! PROGRAMME An introduction to a variety of tools and their uses. Tired and hungry after school? Well then come join us Come check out our exciting After four pro- Students will create their own projects which will be each week and learn how to make a delicious and gramme at Glebe C.C. Every afternoon, our creative and challenging. Safety rules and procedures nutritious snack in just a few seconds! For ages 6 - 9 experienced, trained staff will guide your child are stressed. For ages 6 - 12 years. years. through a fantastic afternoon of fun and games. First when the children arrive, they will enjoy a Fridays 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. delicious and nutritious snack from Ilse's pan- January 20 to March 10 January 17 to March 7 try, then we will lead them through a wide $60.00 (includes all materials) Or $42.00 (includes all materials) or : of $25.00 (if registered in After 4) $25.00 (if registered in After 4) variety active games, crafts, special theme days, drama, sports and a whole lot more. PRE-BALLET We are still accepting registration at An introduction to ballet techniques, especially de- the Glebe Community Centre. CHILDREN'S POTTERY signed for children. A must for budding ballerinas! For ages 5 - 8 years. Junior Programme: Grades 1 tb 3 Be artistic and creative while learning basic pottery Saturdays 11:00 a.m. - Noon Senior Programme: Grades 4 7 skills. to January 21 to March 11 Times: 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. $32.00 COst: $90.00 per month 6 - 9 years - Mondays 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. JAZZ DANCING (4 - 5 days per week) January 16 to March 6 $80.00 per month (2nd child) $55.00 (includes all materials) or $75.00 per month $25.00 (if registered in After 4) An introduction to the basics of jazz dancing. A chance to improve posture and rhythm while learning simple (3 days per week)

6 - 10 years - Saturdays 9:00 am. - 10:30 am. routines. $ 7.00 per day January 21 to March 11 For further information, $55.00 (Includes all materials) 5 - 9 years - Thursdays 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 9 - 12 years - Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. please call 564-1058 19 9 9 - 12 years - Thursdays 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. January to March OOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO January 19- March 9 $32.00 $55.00 (Includes all materials) or ,FAZOLY ff WOO DO $25.00 (If registered in After 4) COUNTRY LINE DANCING A Korean martial art designed for self defence. Founder: FOR KIDS 111t77.7.4111 General Choi Hong Hi. Instruction by second degree black belt, Peter Williams. Ages 6 years and up. COOKING AROUND THE WORLD Hey kids ever heard of the "Achy Breaky" or how about the "Electric Slide"? Here's an opportunity to learn the Tuesdays and Thursdays Come join us for a taste of culture! Each week, we will latest moves in country line dancing! You don't need a January 3 to March 23 experience delicious dishes from different parts of the partner or a pair of cowboots either! For 9- 12 years. White Belt (beginners) 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. world. For ages 9 - 12 years. Yellow & Green belts 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mondays 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Blue & Red belts 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. January 18 to March 8 January 16 to March 16 $65.00 / person per session $42.00 (includes all materials) or $32.00 or (G.S.T. applicable to participants over 14 years.) $25.00 (if registered in After 4) $25.00 (if registered in After 4) Registration begins Mon. Dec. 19 @ 8:30 a.m. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 20 OPEN GYM NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL BABYSITTER TRAINING COURSE (DROP-IN) (DROP-IN) Designed by the Canada Safety Council, this course Mutchmor is the place and you choose the game! Drop in for an evening of basketball at First Ave. Gym! covers babysitting skills, responsibilities, and emer- You dont need to register; but you do need to show up! You don't have to register for this programme; all you gency situations. Participants also complete a volun- For ages 11 - 16 years. have to do is show up! For ages 12 - 16 years. teer babysitting placement. For ages 12 years and up!

Thursdays 7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. Mondays 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mondays 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mutchmor Public School Gym First Avenue Public School Gym or 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Starts up again January 12 Starts up again January 9 p January 16 to March 6 $1.00 each time you come. $1.00 each time you come. $30.00

YOUTH POTTERY VEGGING WITH MARY Hey girls don't forget about our Be artistic and creative while learning the basics of Come and learn the basics of vegetarian cooking. Not pottery. For ages 12 - 16 years. Self Defence only is it fun but you get to eat too! For ages 13 - 16 years. -) For Women Course! Saturdays 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. January 21 to March 11 t4heck the Adult section January 18 to March 8 $59.00 (includes all materials) //1 r!i')' (on the next page) $60.00 (includes all materials) for more information .(17 ply call 564-1058.

YOUTH CAFÉ OPENING JANUARY 20W.

Come to the opening of a Youth Café in the basement of the Glebe Community Centre (690 Lyon Street South). This is your own "Coffee House" to meet with your friends, meet new friends, listen to music, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a dessert.Separate entrance through the playground on Lyon St. Open Friday nights (except when there is a Youth Dance). From 7:00 p.m. 'till midnight. Wanted: The Café needs a name! Bring your suggestions to the Glebe Community Centre or drop them in the box at the café. *Opening Night Special* Free tea and coffee! For further information, please call 564-1058. WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AGES. LEARN TO VERMI COMPOST FINANCIAL SUCCESS STRATEGIES HOW TO PREPARE YOUR PRESCHOOLER OR PRIMARY AGED What's a Vermi Compost? It's an indoor compost with CONSIDER THIS: * 40% of Canadians age 65 and CHILD FOR READING red worms. Come to one of our many workshops which older live below poverty line. *For every 100 people covers owning and operating a vermi compost, set up of aged 25 in Canada, almost 50% will require some form bin, maintenance and feeding, harvesting and useful of social assistance to survive retirement. *Women are This workshop shows you, the parent, how to use the book Magical Letters . Here's tips! half as likely as men to have a formal retirement plan. how. Whether your child *According to our government, government benefits is a visual or auditory learner, or learns in a Kinesthetic Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. should not be viewed as the foundation for your retire- way - - this workshop shows you, in a fun way, how to January 25, March 29, May 31, July 26, September 27, ment security. help your child understand all about the letters. All or November 29. researchers agree that the greatest predictor of reading success is for children going into grade one, to know the FREE! You owe it to yourself and your family to begin a financial plan for your future right now. While surveys letters and their sounds. Ensure your child will acquire the necessary skills to read effectively. TOLE PAINTING WORKSHOP indicate 99% of people feel financial planning is one of the most important things they will ever do, less than Saturday, January 21 9:00 a.m. - Noon Come join Cheryle Roach for this popular workshop. 15% actually do anything about it! Join our workshop $45.00 (includes the book Magical Letters) Learn how to paint a Victorian birdhouse, a wooden wall and learn how to turn today's dreams into tomorrow's

hanging , or decorate an old tin. The project is your realities!

choice. Come on the first class and choose your project. -=-- -c-,.. Tuesday, 4: = . Come to the second one and paint it! You don't need to January 17..i.1ki .,.. ç's 0 a Wednesday, February 8 or be artistic to do beautiful job! _....a...,.._%.L'5 -NI Thursday, March 9 1--"-=-0-' 7-, 7:30 p.m. - Saturdays 10:00 am. - 2:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. I 1 = L I WINTER BREAK January 21 & January 28 $8.00 per person (includes G.S.T.) 'iiii--_,= .___. $20.00 (includes G.S.T. and materials but not wood ',7-=" PROGRAMME cut out) ij. iftro, T-177-7 qj7 January 3, 4, 5, and 6 8:30 am. - 4:00 p.m. Glebe Community Centre FO,EE VIDO=OOP Cost: $75.00 (for the week) or $25.00 (daily rate) OlEhtd,WTOATIDA Please check the backpage for further details or call 564-1058, Registration for free workshops can be done r.. over the phone at 564-1058.

POTTERY STUDIO Studio memberships are availble for individuals to have independent work time. The studio is open for members whenever the Community Centre is open and no classes are scheduled,. For information, phone Pat Strickland (564-1058).

FEES: One year : $250.00 + $17.50G.S.T. = $267.50 Seasonally: $85.00 + $5.95 G.S.T. = $90.95 Seasonally: $80.00 + 5.60 G.S.T $85 60 11 (when registered in a pottery course) 0/ December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 21 ADU T PROGRAMMES

INTRODUCTORY SPANISH -1

Introductory Spanish for fun and conversation. Covers EARLY BIRD FITNESS EVENING FITNESS vocabulary, phonetics, and grammatical structure of the Spanish language. Activities designed to develop comprehension. Class will take place at Mutchmor up and start your morning right! Come join A combination of high and low impact aerobics. Variety Wake early School (Room #7). us every tuesday and thursday for an energetic is highlighted. Participants are encouraged to work at fitness class. Low impact is stressed and participants their own level. Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. are encouraged to work at their own level. January 19 to March 9 Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. $69.00 (includes G.S.T.) Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 am. January 3 to March 16 (excluding January 10) January 3 to March 23 INTRODUCTORY SPANISH -2 STEP AEROBICS MORNING FITNESS This course is designed for those who have completed the first Introductory Spanish course. If you are still Step into something new! Enjoy a terrific workout in our Low impact aerobics is emphasized and participants keen in carrying on with the language, this class is for Step Aerobics programme. This is a unique and great are encouraged to work at their own level. you! Don't forget, practice makes way to improve cardio and tone up those tired muscles. perfect! Class will take place at Mutchmor School (Room # 7). You don't need a lot of coordination, but you need a Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays desire to have fun! 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. January 9 to March 24 (excluding March 13, 15, &17) January 18 to March 8 Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Babysitting is available. $69.00 (includes G.S.T.) January 4 to March 22 Babysitting Fee: $40.00 (per family) or $3.00/ drop-in. Registration starts on Monday, December 19 at 8:30 a.m. CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH PWICEs: $ 100.00 Full membership - entitles you toafffitness classes $90.00 (5 X / wk) -Eafy Bird and Morning Fitness only Have some previous knowledge of the Spanish lan- guage and would like to take it further? Well then this $80.00 (4 X / wk,) -Evening Fitness anc Jep Aerobics only course is for you! Conversational Spanish is for fun and teaches participants situational comprehension. Vo- $70.00 (3 X -Moning Fitness only / wk) cabulary, phonetics and grammatical structure of the $60.00 (2 X / wk). -.For either Eaiy Bird, Evening Fitness ,or Step Aerobics Spanish language will be explored, some role playing will be done to encourage dialogue. Pre-requisite (Aft prices inctudes G.S.T) some previous knowledge of Spanish. Class will take place at Mutchmor school ( Room # 7).

Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. BADMINTON January 17 to March 7 ACHY BREAKY LINE DANCING $69.00 (includes G.S.T.) Join our group for an enjoyable evening of badminton. Get into shape with this great racquet sport. Located at Get into the country music spirit. Learn the latest and Mutchmor School gym. greatest dance steps in town! It's not only fun and easy, STAINED GLASS CREATIONS but it's a great form of exercise. Partners are not Mondays 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. necessary! Yeee Haaa! The "Copperfoil Technique" is explored and beginners January 16 to March 6 learn to make suncatchers and a small panel. Interme- Tuesdays 8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. $14.00 (includes G.S.T.) diate students are also welcome to learn new tech- January 17 to March 7 niques. A list of required supplies costing approx. $36.00 (inludes G.S.T.) $40.00 will be given at the first class. Supplies and YOGA - HATHA tools are available through the instructor.

This class provides the beginner with a chance to Beginners and Intermediate (Combined) develop a profound sense of well-being and wholeness. POTTERY Mondays 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Postures for flexibility and strength, rejuvenating breath- January 16 to March 6 ing techniques, deep relaxation, meditation, and the $63.00 (includes G.S.T.) Join Carolynne Pynn - Trudeau each week to develop underlying meaning of Yoga - a unique introduction to and improve your creative skills with clay. Hand Yoga. building and wheel use will be included.

Mondays 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Beginner level: VICTORIAN CRAZY QUILT COURSE January 16 to March 6 Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. $50.00 (includes G.S.T.) January 17 to March 7 Learn to make an antique Victorian crazy quilt. $85.00 (includes G.S.T) Capture your family history in embroidered patches (does not include cost of clay) mixed with favourite fabrics, velvets, silks, brocades, TAI CHI etc. Bring along fabrics, needles, scissors, embroidery Intermediate level: thread and your imagination. Centuries old Chinese exercise which is performed in Mondays 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. a gentle and relaxed manner. Can be practiced by January 16 to March 6 Thursdays 7:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m. people of all ages and fitness levels. Benefits flexibility, $85.00 (includes G.S.T.) January 19 to March 9 circulation, digestion, and metabolic rate, as well as (does not include the cost of clay) $54.00 (includes G.S.T.) relief from stress and its symptoms.

Wednesdays Intermediate / Advanced level: LEARN TO KNIT Beginner level: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Join Mary Bender for this intermediate / advanced Intermediate level: 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. pottery course. We will work on multi- dimensional Learn to knit the no stress way, make small patches for January 18 to March 8 pieces using both hand-building and wheel throwing your first afghan and / or other small projects. We $35.00 (includes G.S.T.) techniques. Surface design and decoration will also be encourage participants to work at their own pace. In- explored. Individual direction and projects will be dis- struction is extremely flexible. Men are welcome, cussed and encouraged. don't let the ladies have all the fun! (There is an approx. SELF DEFENCE FOR WOMEN $10.00 fee for additional materials .) Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. This class is a comprehensive programme of aware- January 18 to March 8 Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ness and realistic self defence techniques. Instructed $85.00 (includes G.S.T.) January 18 to March 8 by Fran Collingwood, 4th degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon (does not incude the cost of clay) $46.00 (includes G.S.T.) Do. Occasional guest speakers may be present during this course. For ages 13 years and up.

Mondays 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. If you require further information on the January 16 to March 6 $45.00 (includes G.S.T.) Winter Programmes or would like to offer a course, please call 564-1058. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 22 PROFILE Celebrated author returns to the Glebe BY PAMELA ROSOLEN of her first magazine article Denise Chong, author of the "The Secrets of Chinatown" in celebrated social history The the October 1988 issue of Satur- Concubine's Children: Portrait day Night. Once the magazine of a Family Divided has re- hit the newsstands, book offers cently re-established roots in came rolling in from every- the Glebe after a ten year ab- where. sence. Denise spoke to me in More than four years in the the kitchen of her Fourth Av- process, Denise used letters, enue home while tending to public archives, interviews the needs of her two pre- and her mother's memories to school children, three and a write her book. In what critics half year old Jade and one and have called "an act of love," a half year old Kai. The story Denise uncovers not only her behind her writing the inter- own family secrets but also the nationally acclaimed family secrets of the many Chinese history is itself an exciting who came to Canada to seek drama with chance opportuni- their fortunes in the "Gold ties and meetings. Mountain" of the west. The In the mid-eighties Denise book chronicles the life of accompanied her television Denise's maternal grand- news reporter husband, Roger mother May-Ying who came to Denise Chong, nominee for Governor General's Award & winner Smith, on a posting to Beijing. Canada as the seventeen year of the Vancouver Book Award, with her book At this point in her career 'The Concubine's old concubine of a Chinese Children.' Photo: Pam Rosolen Denise had just completed ten labourer, Chan Sam. years as Pierre Trudeau's se- In the course of the book, In nior economic advisor. which reads like a gripping discussing the success of history that has remained in It was in Beijing that Denise family saga, Denise empatheti- her book which was short darkness for decades. met her aunt for the first time. cally portrays the listed for the 1994 Governor To hear Denise read from her lives of two General's From this chance meeting families - the family Chan Sam Award for Literature, fascinating book and to have grew the desire to visit the left behind in China, always Denise is very gracious. She the opportunity to meet with birthplace of her maternal intending to return to, and the believes that every family has her and to have her autograph grandmother, the heroine of second family he had in a hero and that much of the The Concubine's Children, Denise's book. Once she had Canada with May-Ying. The social history of Canada can be please plan to attend her visited the Cantonese village parallels between this care- found in its family stories. The reading at the South Branch of Denise vas smitten with the fully documented family his- importance of family histories the Ottawa Public Library on need to explore her Chinese tory and the novels of Ameri- cannot be underrated. Denise Tuesday December 13th at 7:30 roots. The initial result of her can author Amy Tan are Chong's family history has il- p.m. Copies will be available. discoveries vas the publication striking. luminated a part of Canada's

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THE CENTRAL CHAMBER CHOIR nir_ Kiwanis Music Festival of the Ottawa Board of Education Barbara Clark, Director - celebrates 50th anniversary Wesley Warren, Organist The Kiwanis Music Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary by celebrates the Year of the Family with .\ offering the following new classes of competition for 1995: Speech Arts - Introduction of Speech Arts "CHRISTMAS: A FAMILY TRADITION" Vocal - Two new classes for boys changed voice age 16 and un- )\- - der. Two non-competitive classes - boys 7 and under and girls 8 Featuring "Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten, and under. with Caroline Leonardelli, Harp Show Music - Introduction of Musical Ensemble and guests: Hilary Knox, Theatre Contralto Piano - Introduction of Junior Concert Group 12 and under Matthew Hunter, Viola Class 3 p.m., December 11, 1994 Graded Piano - Introduction of Graded Piano Duets Knox Presbyterian Church Cello & bass - Classes have been separated & many new classes (Elgin and Lisgar) offered. Admission: $5:00 Wind Instruments - Introduction of Concert Group classes Tickets available at the door or Recorder - Major changes have been made to this section from any choir member Rhythm bands - New Class NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA DECEMBER 17 Bands - New Classes JUNIOR MEMBERS' SOCIETY DADA CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL PARTY This year everyone who participates in the Festival will receive If you are 19 to 35 years of age come join us at our sophisticated a Certificate of Participation in recognition of your involvement soirée! The evening begins at 6:30 pm, Saturday December 17, in the 50th Anniversary of this Festival (competitive and non- with a tour of photographic collages by German Dada artist competitive.) All groups should ensure that the Festival Office Hannah Hoch, followed by cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a receives everyone's name. swanky mix of modern tunes and lounge classics until midnight! Application deadline for music classes is December 12, 1994. TICKETS $18 members, $25 non-members. Information: 990-5020 Applications available at music stores. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 24 ARTS Songwriter-musician perfects 'Spirit Jewels' fore he died, told Charlie, "You sends out his material to oth- have to do it while you can. ers. Jeff Bird of The Cowboy Keep at it and don't stop doing Junkies, who plays bass, har- it cause you get older." monica, mandolin, percussion "I still consult with him,' says and lord knows (a lap steel Charlie, ''even though he's with a signal problem in the gone." wiring) on Sprit Jewels, is a Following that advice, Char- current collaborator. Charlie lie got serious and in 1989 put just keeps skipping musical out his first taped cassette, pebbles on the water and go- Some Shadows Lead You On, ing where the ever widening which, while it wasn't as suc- ripples take him. cessful as he would have He is also his own promoter hoped, was a learning experi- and distributor. Copies of ence. In 1991 he and other Spirit Jewels are now avail- performers were well into able at McKeen's Miscellanea, recording for another cassette The Folklore Centre, Shake when his finances ran out. Records, Compact Music and In spite of the ups and downs Records on Wheels. He hopes of the music business he con- to have it in other stores soon. tinues to reach milestones of Though Charlie no longer personal achievement and lives and works in the Glebe he satisfaction as a songwriter. is still nearby, living in Ottawa Pamela which he co-wrote South, with his wife Jane and with singer-songwriter Gwen three daughters. However, Swick, was performed by her these days in his 'spare time' on Tamarack's CD, Frobisher he is an accountant for artists, Bay, and will be re-released on writers and musicians. "Mainly their 10th Anniversary CD. Ot- musicians," he says, "because I tawa's Suzie Vinnick does a understand that area the best." Songwriter & performer Charlie Sohmer wonderful rendition of his I'm If you want to catch this old Tired . He loves to hear her friend and neighbour per- BY INEZ BERG just kept going, and still does, perform it and hopes she forming, don't miss his next on what he calls "enzymatic might record it one day. show at Rasputin's (696 Bron- Those who gathered at the inspiration, that which is just "I don't do that song any- son Ave.), January 6th and 7th. Downstairs Club November there in your everyday life." more." says Charlie happily. Playing with him will be Vince 26th, witnessed another mile- The lyrics in Spirit jewels and "It feels like it's hers now." Halfhide, lead and slide guitar, stone in the career of musi- his other songs certainly re- He is open to co-writing, and and John Geigy on bass. cian/songwriter Charlie flect this. Sohmer, the release party for The CD has a strong blues his first CD, Spirit Jewels. feel, but there are many over- Backed up by some of Ottawa's tones throughout, rock, jazz, FITNESS AT CARLETON finest musicians, Peter ska, zydeco, even a hint of Keyswalter (soprano sax, key- country. Charlie credits the - Vitality boards, accordion), Suzie Vin- creative use of instruments nick (bass guitar, vocals), for people with 20 or more extra pounds and the "innovative genius on 18 low-impact fitness and pool classes Vince Halfhide (lead guitar) special effects" of co-producer, Six behaviour modification classes and Mark Rehder (drums), Ross Murray at Happy Rock Fee: $95 + GST Charlie sang songs from Spirit Studios. Murray also engi- Jewels, and many others, all neered, mixed, and did drums Weight Training for Older Adults his own compositions. It was and percussion on the CD. Six lectures, 10 gym sessions an evening where the positive 'Charlie's straight ahead vocals Fee: $100 + GST chemistry between talented have a raw, smoky energy, of- Fifties Plus Fitness performers produced some ten weaving like beat poetry, for men and women 50 or older rare and inspirational mo- through the instrumentals. "I 39 fitness and pool classes ments. wish I could say that I have a Fee: $145 + GST Though Vinnick, Halfhide pretty voice, well trained and Men's and Keyswalter are among 14 all that, but I just let it all out. Bodybuilding (beginners) Six lectures, 10 gym sessions backup musicians on the CD, Someone said I have a 'whiskey Fee: $90 + GST their performances that voice,' but I don't drink the evening showed their talents stuff." Coaching for Marathon Runners on other instruments as well. "I'm not a 'star' performer," 12 lectures, 12 training sessions As Charlie said later, "I found he says. "I'm a songwriter Fee: $95 + GST myself floating on the music. primarily and I love the cre- We blended remarkably well." ative collaborative process, Fitness Primer Charlie Sohmer has been a working with other writers learn five different ways to get fit songwriter, singer, musician Six exercise sessions, six lectures and performers. I'm the same Fee: $55 + GST "forever." "As long as I can guy you used to see on Bank remember,' he says, "creating Street, no identify crisis here. Programs start from January 9, 1995. musically has been a big part For me performing is commu- Call 788-4480 of my life." In the '70s and '80s nicating, an opportunity to weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. however, trying to make a go resonate with people." of living in the country, then He finds that as he continues raising a family and managing to create new material, he feels a health food store (Bread & differently about old material. Fruit) in the Glebe took him New perspectives open up. He away from music. He managed says he is open to growth and the group Heaven's Radio, change now, more than ever, continuing to write songs and Carleton crediting a lot of his inspira- 'OP UNIVERSITY perform in his spare time. He tion to his late father who, be- December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 25 BE A RÉSPONSIBLE SOYEZ UN PET OWNER... PROPRIÉTAIRE KEEP YOUR PET BY RESPONSABLE... YOUR SIDE! 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December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 26 SCHOOL NEWS Mutchmor Sandy Gingerich welcomed BY USA BURKE AND program with three mass 4.Glebe Fashion MARY GLEN choirs representing Grades Cleanervt

1/2, 3/4 and 5/6. At the Re- Ik-p, 36 Years in the Glebe lk membrance Day Assembly, the choirs gave their first perfor- mances and the results were impressive. With the holiday season upon us, we look for- ward to more opportunities to Extend *if hear the voices of the school. The Remembrance Day As- Season's 41* sembly gave everyone a chance to contemplate the sad Greetings reality of conflict and war, and to do so from the perspective of to all our Centennial. Principal Pat 4,1 Hendry took us through the Sandy Gingerich comes to years from 1895, noting a piv- Mutchmor this year from otal event, when the concept. Robert Bateman School. She is of peace-keeping took over 44!, teaching the Grade 6 from war-making after the Have your clothes professionally cleaned at Enrichment class, and founding of the United Na- .1( answered some of our burning tions. Glebe Fashion Cleaners questions for this month's It is by living the truism 4,, featured interview. "Think Globally, Act For Professional Care Sandy describes herself as Locally,"that the importance of 829-831 Bank St. 235-9776 hard-working and friendly, peaceable behaviour, whether in the school yard or on the someone who enjoys the com- We accept Visa, MasterCard & American Express 'AL pany of others and combats a world stage is reinforced. .7# tendency to become disorga- Mutchmor enters its second nized. She has taught almost century as a learning 440-44410.0.-40..11,j1L community, better equipped to all the primary and junior vtir 110107..--W"ft'" -1 140t. grades, likes to teach children succeed in this vital aspect of who are eager to learn and our lives together. gets her greatest satisfaction W.A.V.E. WEEK from seeing the results of that One of the ways we do this is learning as the children suc- by Working Against Violence LYNN GRAHAM ceed at what they do. Everywhere. November 27 - Sandy believes that children December 2 was a week focused Ottawa Board of Education gain and keep their focus on on a variety of activities re- Zone 9 lated learning when the school's to W.A.V.E including a It's a great programs are truly designed conference attended by a dele- privilege to for them, keeping their inter- gation of students and staff led represent you on the est with short and relevant ac- by Jeff Borsten (3/4) and Board. I invite-you to let me tivities. Sandy Gingerich (6E). know of your interests and Sandy was educated at Car- The conference was a great leton University (BA Linguis- learning experience for all concems. tics) and Queen's University students. Peter VanDusen Ottawa Board of Education (BEd). She particularly en- (CBOT-TV) and Sharon Mus- joyed the people and the pro- grave (Iviaclean-Hunter Cable 330 Gilmour Street gram at Queen's, and grew to 22) acted as media spokesper- Ottawa, K2P 0P9 love the city of Kingston. In sons. A video documentary of 730-3366 Ad paid for from Trustees Personal Communication Budget recent years, her biggest wish violence on television created has been to get a contract with by Sharon was shown to help the Ottawa Board. Having ful- students understand how dif- filled this wish, she is now ferent people have different considering other wishes for opinions. It focused on how the future. people's violence can affect ences such as WAVE and the Married less than four years actions and what can be done awareness fine and frosty evening on the and of young people ice rink in the Mutchmor field. planning a family that to help eliminate the violence. that the number of might include 2 or 3 children, violent acts Peter VanDusen helped stu- will be reduced. Sandy likes the colour red (it's dents understand the new me- Organizers A SEASON OF GOOD WISHES bright and vibrant), enjoys and students felt the seminar Whether we are lighting dia's role in a society where was a huge success. Italian food and coconut pie, violence is commonplace. He candles on the Menorah to cel- and likes to walk her West feels it's important for the UPCOMING EVENTS ebrate Hanukkah, celebrating Highland terrier Scout (named media to be honest and give An evening Christmas the ascension of Abdul-Baha or after the girl in her favourite the facts even if they involve Concert will be the first for the martyrdom of Guru Tegh novel "To Kill a Mocking violent content. Students then Mutchmor in recent years. It Bahaduur, or lighting the four Bird"). She likes to spend her participated in a discussion takes place December 22 at Advent candles of Hope, Peace, spare time with friends. where they could ask Ms. Mus- Glebe Colleg'ate auditorium Joy and Love in anticipation of We welcome Sandy warmly grave and Mr. VanDusen ques- where we will see a "Victo- the birth of Jesus, this is a and know she will enjoy our tions pertaining to violence in rian Christmas" as part of special and sacred time of the Mutchmor community which the media. A number of ques- our Centennial events. year. May you and yours find she describes as team-oriented tions were asked, but many On January 20, a potluck din- the wonder that comes from and supportive, with parents still felt the main question re- ner and Old Fashioned seeing light in darkness and who are always willing to help. mained unresolved; What's Skating Party will recall love in the faces of those SINGING IS FOR EVERYONE being done to eliminate vio- times past. Dig out your fur around you in our school This year, the entire school is lence? There is no easy solu- muffs and velvet- and fur- community and in your family participating in a singing tion, but it is through confer- trimmed skating costumes for a communities. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 27 SCHOOL NEWS Update on peer programs at Glebe Collegiate

BY SHEILA SELLEY a credit, but, best of all, it pro- Resolution: Mr. Ivan Roy, (a ing and to stop them before We have a lot to be proud of vides positive experiences for former V.P. at Glebe) and Mr. they become violent. It is also at Glebe'Collegiate! For in- the tutor, the teacher and the Jean-Louis Munn. We are very offered as an alternative to the stance, three dynamic student younger students. grateful to these two, who in suspension of the disputing leaders kept the rapt attention Sheila Selley is Co-chair, fact donated their services. parties. of parents at our November Glebe Collegiate Parent Advi- The training session met Parent Advisory Committee sory Committee. with much success, due to the EARLY INTERVENTION meeting as they described peer PEER MEDIATION enthusiasm of all involved. BY CHPRIE OUELLET programs, both new and BY SARAH DINGLE The trainees, including Mrs. Glebe C.I. is now offering the established. New and exciting things Lehman and Mr. McKercher, Early Intervention Program as PEER OUTREACH have been happening at Glebe participated in many role part of its Student Assistance Alison Cumbaa and Julie Collegiate this fall, amongst plays and staged mediations Program. Its purpose is to Richard talked about Peer Out- them the introduction of a which proved to be both edu- promote healthy life styles reach. For the 23 students in- Peer mediation program. It is cational and hilarious. We among students and to prevent volved, personal development a unique opportunity involv- could have spent three days at drug and alcohol abuse. and satisfaction are the re- ing the students themselves the session, because there was The EIP works in co-opera- wards for learning about ser- working towards a better stu- so much to discuss and some- tion with schools to deliver a vices and issues related to sub- dent climate and better one always had something im- prevention program to stu- stance abuse, sexism, eating teacher-student relationships. portant to say. We all left the dents who are at risk of devel- disorders, racial relations, etc. Mediation is a technique for session with a new outlook on oping a substance abuse prob- Their tasks range from men- conflict resolution that in- conflict, and more impor- lem or related issues. toring new students and coun- volves a neutral party (the tantly, full of ideas on how to The program will offer group seling students with problems mediator) guiding the dis- resolve it. sessions in decision making, at Glebe, to working with putants towards their own so- The program, in operation communication, anger man- groups at Hopewell and lution. Mediators are not there since the start of the school agement, stress management Glashan, and on community to judge or to even give year, works through the coop- and substance use information. endeavours. While providing suggestions. His/her main eration of the Vice Principal's Although all students could comfort and support to other concern is to ensure that both Office, Glebe's Peer Outreach benefit from such a program students, peer outreach volun- parties have the opportunity to Program, and the Guidance Of- those considered at risk are teers learn presentation and tell their whole story and that fice. It is from these sources given priority. Along with the leadership skills, and a lot one party does not dominate that mediations are referred to program offered to students about life itself. Glebe has had the other. our program, at which time EIP also offers an evening this very successful program In November 20 students and Mr. McNichol coordinates two support program for parents for six years now! two Glebe teachers, Mrs. mediators who are free to per- of participants. PEER TUTORING Lehman and Mr. McKercher, form the mediation. If you have questions about Julie Richard told us about took part in a two-day media- Those involved are very op- the Program please contact Peer Tutoring which is also tion training session at Glebe- timistic about the effect that Chérie Ouellet at Glebe, 239- well established at Glebe and, St. James Church, coordinated peer mediation will have on 2674, Brenda Sheedy at Glebe, at present, involves 24 stu- by Mr. McNichol, the Glebe the school atmosphere and stu- 239-2424 or Anita Kaiser at the dents. This is not one-on-one staff member who runs the dent climate. It is a way to Early Intervention Program tutoring: it is exposure to all program, and a core group of prevent disputes from fester- Office, 596-6622. aspects of teaching by partici- seven students who had re- pating in teaching duties at a ceived previous training dur- responsible level in a junior ing the summer. We were class for a whole year. It is ex- fortunate to be taught by two MARILYN'S cellent preparation for a members of the Canadian teaching career and also yields Institute for Conflict LADIES FASHIONS Cross-Country running Fabulous Christmas Sale tradition continues Up to BY REBECCA VAN VLASSELAER On October 28, the NCSSAA 50% OFF Glebe has completed another meet was held, bringing to- X-country season. Since 1975, gether athletes of the Ottawa All Merchandise when X-country started in Board and Carleton Board for 751 BANK STREET Tel. (613) 230-9451 high schools in the Ottawa re- qualification for OFSAA, the gion, Glebe has been in every final provincial meet for On- championship except three. tario high school students. OF- Glebe This year, the team partici- SAA is the largest x-country debating off to a great start pated in four meets. The first, meet in North America. To BY DAN ADAMS the McGill University tourna- the Cougar Invitational, was qualify, competitors must ei- In keeping with their motto: ment where they met with held at Mooney's Bay on ther come in the top three as "Arguing with a Glebe Debater success. Out of nearly 200 de- September 24th. It was fol- an individual in each race or is Just Plain Wrong," the Glebe baters, Julie Richard placed lowed by the Thousand Islands be in one of the top two teams. debating society has done very 7th, Corie Lok 31st, Joey Paul meet in Brockville on October At the NCSSAA meet Glebe did well this school year. 35th, and Jason Davenport 12. There too, Glebe did ex- well, sending four of its six Most recently, at the Nepean 37th. tremely well in team and in- teams to OFSAA! Open Tournament. John New debaters, Jack Hazzard dividual placings. These invi- OFSAA was held in Ancaster, Lindsay placed 8th, Carl Jones- and Carl Jones-Gondal, made a tational meets did not count as Friday, November 5. The An- Gondal, a newcomer to debat- strong showing at the Nepean qualifications for the provin- caster course ended with a ing, placed 14th, Brian Barrett Beginners Tournament, held at cial meet. challenging 680 metre hill! placed 20th, and Joey Paul the beginning of the year. Once 24th. On October 18, OHSAA, the again, the team showed In 1995 Glebe will host its first qualifying meet was held. its strength as it placed 14th in Also, the two co-presidents, Julie annual debate, which attracts The new courses were hard the province. Richard and Corie Lok, close to 70 debaters and stu- and the weather was rainy, but The team's success could not attended the Toronto French dents. our teams swept five of the six be achieved without the School tournament, one of the We have also helped start up category championships. The coaching of Mrs. Forward, Gle- most distinguished tourna- other teams in the region, re- team won the girls' and boys' be's head coach for the past 19 ments in the Toronto area, and years and cently giving training ses- grand aggregate titles leading the help of Mrs. Hy- placed 7th and 13th respec- Hill- land, Mr. sions at Notre Dame and to winning the grand aggre- Murphy and Mr. tively. schools. gate. Holland. In October, the team attended crest high December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 28 SCHOOL NEWS Backstage Theatre breaks attendance records at Glebe BY JESSE SWAIN for her brother's choice of Attendance records were best man added tension to the broken with sell outs on all plot. four evenings - an unprece- August Strindberg's The dented event in the years of Stronger, directed by Ms. Backstage Theatre history. Magda Rundle, assisted by As co-producer of Backstage Karin Phillips and Kaia Hurst Theatre this year alongside provided for a change of pace producer, drama teacher Joce- from the first play. Talia lyn Rheaume, I can report that Acker gave an exceptional it was a hectic but satisfying performance displaying her experience. It involved not talent through the role of the only rehearsals for my part in speaking Mme. X. Hannah The American Dream, but Moscovitch had the difficult other craziness such as a Sun- job of portraying Mlle. Y day afternoon at Jocelyn's through only her silent ges- house creating posters, pro- tures and facial expressions. grams, and ticket designs, The third play, Heroes by putting up set and flats in the Ken Mitchell, directed by auditorium and scrambling Rachelle Symons and assisted find around town trying to by Sally Sax lightened the Foreground: From 1. Superman -Peter West, Ton to-Robin Karuna costumes. mood after the more serious and Lone Ranger-Pat Riley. Background: Rosa Schwartz puts The four plays offered this tone of the previous play. In make-up on Robin Saliba. year were 12:21, The Stronger, this send-up comedy, Peter Heroes and The American West played a lovable Super- Thibault and stage manager Schwartz wore a black slip Dream. man unrecognized by his Sarah Feldberg. In this ab- throughout the play. Rodrigo surdist satire, Albee by F. J. Hartland was Lone pokes fun Ferro played The American 12:21 longtime comic book peer at the directed by Jumi Webster and Ranger, played with great typical middle class Dream. His character provided American of the 60s. I played a for an interesting twist in the Jessica Beaubier. This was a comic effect by Pat Riley. sarcastic, the angst of a Lois overbearing plot. comedy about Predictably, Tonto and "Mommy" opposite the wimpy, best man not being able to Lane feature in this ridiculous nervous "Daddy" who was Other Glebe Drama Club ac- cope with his friend's upcom- farce. Tonto was played with convincingly played ing nuptials. It was well re- hilarity by Robin Karuna who by Mar- tivities will occur throughout ceived by the audience, in part left the audience with fresh shall Smith. Robin Saliba the year. Stay tuned for news due to Aaron Prosser's ability appreciation for the term cleverly portrayed a sardonic about Coffee Houses, the lm- to play drunken "Kevin." "Kemo Sabe." Sierra Hurst's "Grandma" whose hilarious Eu- prov Olympics and our annual Danyk Amyot portrayed a brash, self-confident portrayal ropean accent added signifi- Fringe Festival in April. panicked groom-to-be attempt- of Lois Lane added sexual ten- cantly to her character. Rosa ing to prepare his best man for sion and humour to the plot. the wedding. Megan Wallace In my play, The American played the exasperated older Dream by Edward Albee, I sister of Joel whose impatience worked with director Josée Police Chief Ford visits Glebe Collegiate BY JULIE RICHARD munity social services are ex- On Wednesday, November 4, cellent prevention against students at Glebe Collegiate had crime. a unique opportunity to learn This is the first of a Glebe C I and ask questions about lecture series featuring pressing legal issues facing members of our community. Canadian citizens and Ottawa Corie Lok, an OAC student at residents. Glebe Collegiate, attended the Brian Ford, Chief of the Ot- lecture. "It was very informa- tawa Police, spent an hour tive," she said. "He presented with interested students dis- many well thought-out con- cussing issues such as the cepts to support his beliefs, Young Offender's Act and the and gave us insight concern- decriminalization of "soft" ing the workings of the police drugs. He answered many department." questions and gave advice on We thank Brian Ford for how students can participate coming to speak with Glebe and make a difference by get- students. This is the first of a ting involved in their school Glebe CI lecture series and community. He also featuring members of our stressed that school and corn- community.. Helping you Avtat light your holiday season LINDSAY A. MACLEOD un efficiently.. you can BARRISTER & SOLICITOR ,46.4*...so op*, NOTARY PUBLIC brighten someone else's. Suite 4, 137 Second Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2H4 CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE OF OTTAWA-CARLETON LE PARTAGE DE NOËL D'OTTAWA-CAFILETON Tel: (613) 237-4880 Fax: (613) 237-7537 PO. Box 3647, Station C, Ottawa, Ontario, KlY 4J7 December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 29 SCHOOL NEWS

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SATURDAY 9:00-6:00 PM DEBIT CARDS garne, held off 7 game points, CLOSED SUNDAY TO ALLOW STAFF FAMILY TIME & MAJOR DRUG PLANS December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 30 SCHOOL NEWS Corpus Christi Workshops on parenting "Children don't come with a classes of Corpus Christi and St. manual - you are just expected Margaret Mary Schools were to know what to do" says Brian confirmed the evening of Jacobs, president of the Corpus Thursday, November 17 at St. Christi PTA. Patrick's Church. Parish Dr. Elizabeth Paquette, a psy- priest, Msgr. Corkery, provided a garden and gift store chologist with the Ottawa Sepa- the parish hall following the rate School Board, says that the event and a beautiful Confir- workshops are designed to mation cake for the reception. provide practical strategies to Sr. Margaret and Sr. Mary be staff of Thorne e3 Co. help parents cope with the Teske were very pleased with stresses and challenges of dis- the outcome of the ceremony, T(especially "Martha") wish all ciplining their children. She as were Ms. MacDonald and is one of two presenters. Mike Mrs. Lamont, the grade 6 our friends a happy and peaceful O'Riordan, the other presenter, teachers. The people on the holiday season. says that he was "quite im- Planning Committee also in- pressed with the parental re- cluded the students in a day of "W sponse and involvement in the retreat and reflection at workshops. "Parents are very Waupoos Farm. Mary Kay interested in building positive Martin, a volunteer from 232- 65 65 802 Bank Street relationships with their chil- Canadian Martyrs Church, re- (between 3rd and 4tb) dren and learning the do's and ported that the day was a very dont's" says O'Riordan. worthwhile experience for the Part of the program is aimed students and truly enriched at junior kindergarten to their preparation for this grade 3 parents and topics sacrament. such as handling hassles, teaching effective discipline THE ARTS techniques and helping chil- Michael Banks of Corpus dren cope with stress. "Par- Christi School was awarded ents are not only learning third place in the Agrifest art With a techniques to help their chil- contest. This was a city-wide dren from the presenters" says contest sponsored by the City Paquette, "but they are shar- of Ottawa. In addition to ing amongst themselves and Michael, several students from learning that they are not the school received an hon- little help alone in dealing with these is- ourable mention, Mme. Lafleur sues." reports. The students were: The programme includes Cabrini Siu, David Llewellyn- four workshops that began Huntley, Marika Galadza and Nicholas Scissons. from Wednesday, November 16, and is held Wednesday evenings in Councillor Watson's annual the school library. Christmas art contest for local CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS community schools was a great hit at ABOUND Corpus Christi School yourfriends "The evening of Christmas again this year. Fifty-five stu- Readings and Songs is always a dents competed against other hit and a great kick-off for the schools for the honour of Christmas season" says teacher having their art work dis- played on his Christmas card. Your child's first school years mathematics and language skills. Mrs. Pina Aprile. This year the mark the beginning of an exciting OTC's tutorials encourage discovery, event will be held at Canadian Sheila Gariepy, in grade five, Martyrs Church at 7:00 p.m. on was proud to have her work educational journey. The Ottawa Intor success and joy in learning, chosen to represent the stu- Centre offers children ages 4-12 emphasizing your child's interests Wednesday, December 7. Mme. Joyal feels dents in area schools. remedial and enrichment tutorials to and strengths while actively engaging that children enjoy The the Christmas songs and award-winning Corpus make this journey a more her or him through our read- Christi Choir will be holding a ings and have an opportunity positive and rewarding specialized materials. to reflect on the true public concert at Fifth Avenue meaning Court on December 21st at experience. Our goal is to OTC also provides psycho- of Christmas. The school PTA help your child build self- educational testing, academic provided refreshments and 12:15. All are welcome. The school choir is preparing for confidence, gain effective assessments and counselling candy canes afterward, and Fr. Gauthier the Kiwanis Music Festival this study habits, and develop a to identify and meet your made arrangements spring. Music has played a for solid foundation in child's individual needs. the participants to have a major role at the school. This celebration afterward in the Church Hall. year the choir has 58 mem- THE OTTAWA TUTOR CENTRE bers, which is the largest Mrs. Westwick has the horse Tel/Fax (613) 237-3824 (in the Glebe) and sleigh booked for the an- number in recent memory. In nual sleigh ride throughout addition, students are involved the Glebe. This is a special day in piano and flute lessons. Ap- proximately 60 take for all which includes a hot students GLEBE LAWYER dog lunch provided by parents violin lessons. under the direction of Ginette - REAL ESTATE, CORPORATE Centen. 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Twenty- four ven- some of the wonderful activi- dors offered children's books, ties which took place. paper angels, tole paintings, I' 12 CI F'FWFYM AN A(; 1 I' November 11 th the tradi- candles, puppets, wooden puz- COMPLETE RES/DENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE tional Remembrance Day cer- zles and many other items. TO MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. emonies were held. Mrs. Aunt Evelyn's Corner, a "chil- Rumstein's late primary class dren's-only" flea market was a sang We're a Rainbow of Chil- great success. Made up of a 1-44DINIA FZP.I?..ATI213 dren" and Mrs. Petrie's late wide selection of small items, DRIPPING TAPS, INSTALL FIXTURES, junior sang We Belong. An priced as low as ten cents, and PLUGGED TOILETS, BROKEN WINDOWS AND SCREENS, original poem composed by with free gift wrapping, it is CAULKING BATHTUBS, DOORS AND WINDOWS ... one of the late primary pupils no wonder that it has been a was also read. Two students favourite of children every from each class laid their class year. 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December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 32 IF YOU HAVE NEWS Call the Editor at 233-6063 or write to the GLEBE REPORT P.O. BOX 4794, STATION E, OTTAWA K1S 5119 WORDS News from the South Branch Library BY PAMELA ROSOLEN 1 Computer The South Branch Library is pleased to host an evening with author Denise Chong on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. Her book, The Concubine 's Children - Portrait of a Family Divided, has received rave reviews from the media and was short-listed for thc / Training For 1994 Governor General's Literary Award. Copies of the book will be available for sale and autographing after the reading. Please plan to join us for what promises to be an exciting evening. The following are the top ten requested titles at the Ottawa I 1 Public Library: I The Real The Chamber John Grisham I On the Take Stevie Cameron 1 Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1 Debt of Honor Tom Clancy I I World! Original Sin P.D. James Stone Diaries Carol Shields 1 'K' is for Killer Sue Grafton 1 Celestine Prophecy James Redfield 1 Playing for the Ashes Elizabeth George I Wild Horses Dick Francis 1 Upcoming programmes in the children's section include: 1 10 décembre (samedi) 14h00 Conte et raconte, contes et films1 pour les 3 à 5 ans. Inscription. (45 min.) December 17 (Saturday) Snowflake Flicks. Enjoy a snowy 1 aftemoon of films. Ages 4 and up. (45 min.) January 4 (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Sleepy Stories for Sleepy-11 heads. Put on your P. J.s and bring your teddies. Stories and 1 films for 3 to 6-year-olds. (45 min.) January 15 (Thursday) 2:00 p.m. Whim-Wham Puppets 1 presents Grandma & the Pirates (40 min.) 5-10 yr olds. Pre- I registration. I I ' Storytime for 3 to 5-year-olds Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Pre-registration required for Wednesdays only. I Saturday Stories and Films 10:30 a.rn. For 3 to 6-year-olds. Time for Twos. Stories and rhymes for two-year-olds. 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Consequently, Sharon verify whether his Russian Chairman of the Canada patron had a genuine Portrait Costakis turned around and Abron Council from 1985 to 1989. He of Bella (Chagall's first wife). sold them, making himself a Drache retired following four years of The authenticity of this work rich man; his collection some- the most drastic budget cuts to was in dispute because of the what the poorer. this Federal Funding Agency 1959 Chagall retrospective in Endless intrigue abounds in since its inception. No wonder Hamburg when the curator this faithful account of GEORGE COSTAKIS; A Roberts, who suffered a sense Costakis' obsession to preserve RUSSIAN LIFE IN ART had called Costakis' Portrait of of relinquishment similar to Bella a fake. The story is wor- for posterity some of the BY PETER ROBERTS Costakis, felt compelled to choice Russian Avant-Garde CARLETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, thy of the best thriller, as record his story. readers discover the curator's Art which was so viciously 233 pages Costakis helped by dictating suppressed by Stalin, and re- $39.95 (cloth); $29.95 paper main motivation was money, 400 pages of manuscript for not truth. mains today, because of Roberts, whom he first met in Roberts also reveals Costakis Costakis' efforts, safe in the George Costakis: A Russian in the 1950's. Some 50 Tretyakov Museum. Life in Art proves an apt title Moscow as a man of extraordinary hu- artists are represented in the man generosity as well as as- Peter Roberts has served for this riveting biography by although George Costakis and career diplomat and former Costakis collection, tute perception. To be an art Russian insists there were Avant-Garde Art well, as I trust Ambassador to Russia (1983- Costakis collector is to have an eye for more like seventy Russian ab- the market as well as for pos- he, himself, served The Canada 1985), Peter Roberts. The who Council. Hopefully, this irony rests in how much stract constructivists, terity. Costakis, whose day job Fed- flourished from 1912 to 1930, was Clerk in the Canadian Em- eral Funding Agency for the Roberts and Costakis had in to exhibit Arts will in its own common a year before Costakis' but were forbidden bassy in Russia, obviously had coinciden- publicly. Without the patron- tremendous artistic vision. tal way also survive. death in 1990. age and foresight of collectors Sharon Abron Costakis had been asked to The delicious conclusion of his Drache is an like himself, their work would leaving behind 80 percent of author and freelance journal- leave Russia in 1978 with only have disappeared during the ist. Her most is 20 percent of his Russian his collection to a State Mu- recent book Stalin regime. seum is, that is precisely what The Golden Ghetto. Avant-Garde collection. Eighty But perhaps the most enter- percent remained behind, he wished to do! taining part of the biography Even the Guggenheim, who whisked away by the KGB to are the anecdotes, particularly the Tretyakov Museum in arranged a 1981 exhibition of those related to the close the 20 percent of the collection Moscow as a gift to the Soviet friendship between Marc Cha- ASSOCIATION State, including works by Marc that Costakis had taken with The Christ gall and Costakis dating back to him into exile, served his pur- THE tLUNG. nus Seul People Chagall and Wassily Kandinsky when he first began collecting and lesser known artists, Olga pose. The Guggenheim refused in 1949. to exhibit his Chagalls and

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December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 34 OBSERVATION POST 'A Glorious Accident' a show to be seen fixed laws of physics and plified the concepts of what we dence ot conscious design. We chemical reactions; Daniel now call chaos. He asks, "What shall soon be doing gene ther- Dennett, the lucid American has science brought us at the apy, eugenics. As to artificial philosopher, who is convinced end of the century. The intelligence, maybe a linkage that a computer can be made to Galileoan revolution was 400 of neural and electronic cir- match the human mind; En- years ago. Now we need a new cuitry will be possible. The glish-born philosopher one." distinction between life and Stephen Toulmin, whose share Rupert Sheldrake sees the death will be blurred. Maybe in the seminal Wittgenstein 's past as potentially present al- by 2050 or 3000 we'll be able to Vienna reveals the extraordi- ways. There's no growth of transplant personality, intelli- nary outburst of creativity morality with the advance of gence. Instead of dying a that followed on the collapse of civilization. We are built of human's personality will be the Austro-Hungarian Empire, memories, not only of our own downloaded. and Ludwig Wittgenstein's im- lives but of before we were Stephen Jay Gould looked pact on Western thought; the born. Sheldrake holds that cantankerous, mischievous, owlish, wizened British physi- every organism has a field recalcitrant. Shelgrave had cist Freeman Dyson, scientific (like an electromagnetic field) described him as a materialis- adviser to Bomber Command within and around it. This tic nihilist. When asked by during WWII, a believer in the "morphic resonance" is Wim Kayzer "What are the most possible colonization of space; independent of distance. fascinating creaturese he and the New York paleontolo- Daniel Dennett ponders on replied. "People. Land snails." gist Stephen Jay Gould, expert the distribution of memory God dwells in details. Opabina BY COURTNEY BOND in the significance of Canada's within the brain. We get rid of in the Burgess Shale. After Burgess Shales, at first recalci- our frustrations by accepting dinosaurs disappeared In 1993 Netherlanders doctrines as dogmatic intelligence evolved. Our watched a television pro- trant with Kayzer, then truth. suddenly aroused by a skillful Fanaticism is the single most consciousness was a pure gramme in English that ran 16 accident. The key to the hours spread over several question. dangerous aspect of human We do not see Wim Kayzer, existence now, people clinging uniqueness of human cogni- days. It was a series of discus- tion lies in sions on 21st century science the generator of A Glorious with a ghastly embrace to language. Learn- Accident until the final ple- doctrines that are absolutely ing accumulates. He notes the involving leading savants. speed of cultural evolution. The programme, A Glorious nary four hours. The play of indefensible. Then he gets on ' his In closing, Wim Kayser Accident, was the creation of emotion flashes over the faces favourite theme: a robot asks, of the six as Kayzer's questions could be conscious. Although "If nature is not moral, why brilliant Amsterdamer Wim should we be moral? Human Kayzer. Deeply read in their probe and challenge, illumi- it would be a pointless stunt to nating them. The photography create one, we should have to consciousness is altering the works he invited the six biosphere at a rate never seen. contemporary thinkers to meet is beautiful: the camera grant it civil rights. lingers on a cogitating face, Stephen Toulmin seems ten- What are the paradoxes that him one on one, and to meet keep you occupied today?" later as a group. All agreed, then breaks from the person to tative, uncertain. "We don't though one proved reluctant. contemplate in a kind of know where we are, backing My question is, will TV The programme attracted counterpoint, urban life in Eu- into a new millennium." Ontario let us have the full 16 12% of Netherlands viewers, rope, or America. Freeman Dyson starts with a hours of A Glorious Accident? and when it ended some uni- We, humankind, are the glo- bang: It may be our destiny to A letter has been sent to the versities closed for a day to rious accident of the title, the take charge of the universe. top management requesting wonderful, terrible resultant I'm amazed, considering how just that. permit consideration and dis- Send your opinion to T.V. On- cussion of it. In June this year of the blind forces of biologi- little different we are from apes, what we tario Audience Relations Box WNET, New York City, rebroad- cal and cultural evolution. The can do. We may following sampling of these find we have a god who is 200 Station QToronto M4T 2T1 cast this astounding pro- We are such stuff gramme as a promotion event. men's thoughts from the WNET neither omniscient nor om- broadcast gives us some idea of and evolv- As dreams are made on: PBS has seemingly no inten- nipotent, learning and our little life tion of showing this "caviar to the power of this event. ing as the universe evolves. In Oliver Sacks gravely thinks no evi- Is rounded with a dream. the general." detail the world shows Prospero In the order in which they on death. He ponders on how appear at two-hour intervals the universe orders itself. He is still seeking order. We are Member by invitation: the thinkers are: English-born CANADIAN-INDEPENDENT group of funeral homes. Oliver Sacks, explorer of the almost all deeply loved and human brain. In his Awaken- cared for in the first years of KELLY ings he records his tentative, life, even monkeys. We have FUNERAL HOMES groping use of the new sub- in us remnants of gill arches, - o., stance, L-dopa to restore from traces of the fish we descended a catatonic state sufferers from from. He quotes the an epidemic of sleeping sick- psychologist Edelmann: "Life is ness 30 years earlier, and the not programmed. It's a revealing results; Rupert Shel- question of adventure and drake, the elegant British New responsibilities. We have to Age thinker, who postulates a act as though we had free force, a determinant influence will." In his work with in the universe other than catatonics Sacks saw exem-

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FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 'Blue Christmas' service Sun. Dec. 11 7:30 p.m. Christmas Carol Sing Sun. Dec. 18 11:00 a.m. Choir Cantata Presentation "Glorious Christmas" at Glebe-St. James Church Sat. Dec. 24 7:00 p.m. Family Carol Service There are many people for will acknowledge that these Sun. Dec. 25 11:00 a.m. Christmas Day Service whom this will not be a merry feelings are also a part of Christmas. For many, Christ- Christmas. mas is just a reminder of hap- Please join us at: Glebe-St. pier times and the fact that ev- James United, 650 Lyon St. eryone else seems happy only (green door) Sunday, Decem- Remembrance Tree service Dec. 18 accentuates the sadness. ber 18, 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel. This Blue Christmas -service An invitation is extended to denominational service is families throughout the com- sponsored by the Bereaved munity, who have lost someone Families of Ottawa Carleton in to death, to attend an Ecumeni- memory of loved ones who will Hulse, Playfair & McGarry cal Service at the Remem- not be with us this Christmas. brance Tree, 111 Lisgar Street, Part our Commu4 Since 1925 Ottawa, Sunday December 18, For information contact Jean 2:00 - 4:00. This special non- Huckabone 738-3083.

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Central Chapel West Chapel St. Laurent Memorial/ 315 McLeod St. 150 Woodroffe Ave. Chapel Simplicity Plan at O'Connor at Byron 1200 Ogilvie Rd. 584 Somerset W. December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report - 36 CHURCH NEWS Glebe-St. James United Church THE GLEBE to mark 100th anniversary CHURCHES BY REV. JACK NIELD Church of Canada as Glebe WELCOME YOU 1995 will mark the 100th United Church and St. James CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) Anniversary of the Glebe- United Church and in 1971 the Fourth Avenue at Percy Street 232-4891 St. James congregation. In 1894 two congregations joined to- Clergy: the congregation of St. An- gether in their present build- Rev. Dr. Leslie Laszlo, Administrator drews authorized a Glebe Mis- ing. Various furnishings and Rev. Patrick Connolly in Residence sion to begin the next year memorials from St. James Rev. Dr. Leslie Laszlo, 233-8603 for Hungarian Community with a Sunday school on Third Church may be seen in the Masses: Saturday: 9:00 AM 4:30 PM Avenue. By 1905 the present present sanctuary. Sunday: 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:30 PM (Hungarian) building was occupied by Glebe Glebe-St. James United prides (Loop system for the hearing impaired) Presbyterian Church. itself in being an inclusive EGLISE CHRIST-ROI The St. James Methodist church where each person is 254 rue Argyle 233-3202 Church also began with a Sun- welcomed and valued. Our wor- Pasteur: Jacques Faucher day school, held in 1908 & 1909 ship and church programs in- volve children Messe: dimanche à 10h00 in Moreland's Hall on Bank St. and adults, Café-rencontre: premier dimanche du mois A permanent church was young and old, in the life of commenced in 1913 and the the church. Music continues FIFTH AVENUE FREE METHODIST CHURCH basement was occupied in 1915. to be a major focus in our con- Fifth Avenue at Monk Street 233-1870 Due to problems associated gregational life with a large Minister: Rev. J.W. David McMaster, M.A., M. Div. with the World War, this adult choir and two children's Sunday Services Sunday School 9:30 AM building was not completed choirs. Worship Service 11:00 AM Evening Fellowship 6:30 PM until 1924. This building is As a United Church we are FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH now the Glebe Community committed to working with Fourth Avenue at Bank Street 236-1804 Centre. other churches and organiza- Minister: E. J. Cox In 1925, these two churches tions in a united effort to serve Sunday Services: Morning Worship 11:00 AM became part of the United the community. GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 650 Lyon Street 236-0617 Taings ofJoy concert December 12 Pastors: Ann McKeown and Jack Nield New Ventures in Celebration 9:30 AM (Family Service) BY BRIAN CAMERON small portable pipe organ. Worship Soloists 11:00 AM plus On Monday, December 12 at will be soprano Janet Christian Development Program (ages 3-13) 7:30 p.m. there will be a festive Guillén, alto Pamela Grunstra, choral celebration of the tenor Rob Burnfield and bass ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Christmas season at Glebe-St. Ted Mann. The second half of Glebe Avenue near Bank Street 234-4024 James United Church, First Av- the concert will consist of Rector: The Rev. Canon Lydon McKeown enue and 47on Street. Entitled choir carols, readings, and Priest Associate: The Rev. Dr. John Gibaut "Tidings of Joy," the first half "audience carols." Refresh- Holy Communion: 8:00 AM plus noon (2nd & 4th of the concert will consist of ments will follow the concert. Sundays) the Christmas section of Han- Tickets are $10 ($7 for se- Choral Eucharist & Church School: 10:00 AM del's "Messiah." The Glebe-St. niors/students) and are avail- Choral Evensong: 7:00 PM (first & third Sundays) James Senior Choir under the able from choir members, the Weekday Eucharist: Thursday 10:00 AM direction of Brian Cameron, Glebe-St. James church office Counselling by appointment 234-4024 will be accompanied by a (650 Lyon), and from Wringers (Handicapped accessible from parking lot. Loop System) string quartet Restaurant (151 Second Av- comprised of THE RELIGIOUS violinists Nicholas Ross and enue). Proceeds from the con- SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) Kirsten Chaddock, violist Mar- cert will be used 91 A Fourth Avenue 232-9923 to support the Clerk: Carol Dixon tina Smazal, and cellist -Ann music program at Glebe-St. Boyd. Continuo will be pro- James. Sunday Service: 10:30 AM vided by Karen Holmes on a OTTAWA CHINFSE BIBLE CHURCH Bank Street at Fourth Avenue (Fourth Avenue Baptist) Pastor: Rev. Yu-Hsiung Chen 232-5211 Sunday Services: Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School: 11:00 OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH MONEY 600 Bank Street 594-4571 Minister: Rev. Wing Mak CONCEPTS Sunday Services: Sunday School 9:30 AM The Money Management People Bilingual Service 11:00 AM OTTAWA DEAF FFI I.OWSHIP Total Communication Fifth Avenue at Monk Street s Your Future Important? Minister: Pastor Dick Foster Sunday Services: Worship 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:45 Tax & Retirement Planning ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Mutual Funds Bank Street at First Avenue 235-2551 Minister: Rev. Duncan Kennedy RRSP, RRIF and Annuities Youth Coordinator: Colleen Smith LIFE & DISABILITY INSURANCE Sunday Service: Worship11:00 AM Church School 11:15 CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND ST. NICHOLAS (ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA) WE WILL HELP YOU PLAN IT 55 Clarey Avenue 236-5596 Clergy: Father Andrew Morbey 523-1928 Call NOW for a Deacon Symeon Rodger 725-9215 Vespers: Wed. & Sat. 6:30 PM Matins: Sunday 9:00 AM complimentary Retirement Analysis Liturgy: Sunday 10:00 AM (Services mostly in English)

238-7818 EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic Ministry) 99 FIFTH AVENUE COURT Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist) OTTAWA, ONTARIO Pastor Rev. Pedro Morataya 741-0628 Sunday Service: 3:00 PM Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM December 9, 1994 - Glebe Report 37. KIDS! If you'd like to see your drawing, story or poem in KIDSPACE send it to the Glebe Report at the Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon St.Include your KIDSPACE name and age, and remember to do your drawing in black ink on white paper. Celebrate Christmas at Billings Estate Museum Come celebrate Christmas at Children 6 and up can make the Billings Estate Museum Victorian Christmas tree deco- Sunday December 11, from rations in our afternoon work- noon to 5 p.m. shops. Tour the decorated house and For the hearty the popular see how five generations of snowshoe tours of the grounds the Billings family celebrated will be offered during the af- Christmas from the 1820s to the ternoon. 1970s. Admission is $2.25 for adults, This year a special exhibit $1.60 for seniors and $1.00 for entitled Skates of children. Yesteryear will chronicle The Billings Estate Museum is the evolution of the skate from located at 2100 Cabot Street, off ancient times to the present. of Pleasant Park Rd. near Skate historian, Jean-Marie Riverside Drive. For informa- Leduc will give a talk on the tion call 564-1363. history of skates at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Alyssa Iswolsky, age 7. GLEBE BASKETBALL CLUB Children's Museum of Civilization for all boys & girls, SK to grade 8 Lessons, Individual Coaching & Play Glebe Collegiate Gym Discover daily life in an Saturdays 9-12 noon starting Jan. 14th Eastern Arctic community You will be taught and coached by local high school and On December 9, when the closely involved in the prepa- university coaches and players. "bigger, better" Children's Mu- ration of this exhibition, en- Players will be grouped by age and ability seum of Civilization opens its suring an accurate presenta- Registration: Saturday Dec. 17th doors, another special treat tion of contemporary Inuit 10- 12 noon awaits young visitors and their life. Glebe Collegiate Gym parents. Until June 5, 1995, Glebe High School Mr. Simpson Siqiniq: Under the Same Sun, a In addition to supporting the 239-2424 821-2511 brand new exhibition pro- goal of the Children's Museum duced and designed by the - to promote inter cultural un- Children's Museum, will pre- derstanding among children sent the daily lives of two Inuit while enriching their lives, children from Igloolik, a small broadening their cultural ex- community in the Eastern periences and providing a Arctic. Through Siqiniq: Un- creative space in which to IIIVERNO DIRECT der the Same Sun, visitors can learn about the world - discover the contrasts and Siqiniq: Under the Same`Sun similarities between people of will give them a better under- diverse cultures. standing and appreciation of Factory to You Prices The exhibition is intended the similarities and differ- for children between 5 and 12 ences between themselves and years of age, and will be pre- their young neighbours in the sented in Kaleidoscope, the Arctic. When they leave, they Now 2 Locations temporary exhibition gallery will have learned that no mat- in the Children's Museum. The ter where or how we live, we Inuit community has been all live under the same sun. to Serve You Better Our New Store is in ART CLASSES with a difference! Billings Bridge Plaza Being creative ts an essential part of being human. We all create continuously, shaping our lives, our homes, our environment. To make art is not just the Outer Wear Ski Wear A more domain of the professional artist but a thoughtful gift. natural abinty to be used by all. It is also a powerful tool for personal development and Sports Wear showing pictoriaily our inner feelings and For only $25 you can give a giving insight into who we are. Guardian of the Rainforest Starting in January for the Whole Family to someone you love, certificate A series of workshops designed tofacilitate and help protect an acre of personal growth and encourage the precious tropical rainforest. expression and development of natural artistic ability. They are suitable for the Shop early for best selection 41; absolute beginner as well as the more lb experienced artist. Call I-800-26-PANDA 9 ani - 5 prt L11 Call Susanne 237 4711 150 Robertson Road World Wildlife Fund Canada WW; for a brochure or information. 828-0985

December 5,-1994 - Glebe Report - 38 This space acts as a free community bulletin board for Glebe residents. Drop off your GRAPEVINE message at the Glebe Community Centre including name, address and phone no. before the deadline date. 'For sale' items more than $1,000 not accepted GRAPEVINE FOR SALE WANTED NOTICES VOLUNTEERS NINTENDO W. 4 GAMES, gun & * JUNIOR (BOYS) SKATES Sz. 6, WIDOWED SUPPORT GROUP *FAMILY OUTREACII is looking running pad. Purchase price Call 5948154. meets Wed. Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. for families (of all kinds) who $180. Sacrifice at $75. Ph: Se- *WANTED-RELIABLE PERSON to YM/YWCA, Rm 137, Speaker: would like to share their bastian 235-2358. walk dog at noon & some eve's. Ter Boda of Tubmans Funeral homes, one weekend every six OAK BUFFET, ex.cond.$650. Call 232-2892. Home discusses Getting weeks, with one or more Highchair $15, Crib $20.00. Through the low M. Laval Fournier, Holidays. children from income, 236-9116. Head of BOXING DAY Bilingual Dept. of Glebe is in BLOOD DONOR single parent families. BOY'S SKATES, BAUER Sz. 4D CLINIC Tues. Dec. 27 & Wed. Dec. need (desperately) of a Bell & Interested? Call Anne Jutras at $20; In-line skates (Ultra 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Civic Centre the Vanier Community Service Howell Cube-Type Slide Salon C., Wheels) Sz 4, $25; Kdstle Rx Projector for the Geography Lansdowne Park. Centre, 744-2892. National Team SL 200 Skiis w. Entertainment & special GOOD COMPANIONS SENIORS' Dept. All the slides are in refreshments, Solomon 747 bindings, $125; cubes and the projector is free babysitting CENTRE needs friendly, caring & free parking. Kastle Ice 200 Skis w. Look broken - cannot be repaired. individuals to assist frail se- Nevada 77 bindings, $95. Pis This type of projector is no CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE OF niors in a group program once call 594-8154. longer made. If you one OTTAWA-CARLETON FUND a week. Call Rosa, 236-0428. have RAISING- SET OF 4 MUD & SNOW TIRES to sell, please call Laval Beer Empties RETIREES-SENIORS Become a w. rims for Toyota cars & Fournier 239-2424 or Christine Collection, with CKBY,23 school volunteer. Share your wagons 1988-92. Used 4 Wilson 235-3079. Regional Beer Stores, Dec. 10 & skills & experience w. young winters. exc.cond. P165/80/R13 17; Giftwrapping, 240 Sparks people. Join the Sharing in Ed- $300 565-3922. NOTICES Dec. 12-23. Donations to the ucation project. Call the Volun- GREEN CHALK BOARD, 4x6' * CRAFT SALE Sat. December 10 Christmas Exchange may be teer Centre, 789-4876. alum frame, ledge for chalk 10-4, Glebe Community Centre, made at all area banks & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 4 $35. 567-7038. 690 Lyon St. Free admission & financial institutions. hours/week in gift shop & CHILDRENS PATAGONIA child care services. Organized * NICKI BEAR IS BACK! coffee kiosk at ROH, 1145 PRINTED FLEECE $25, HeIly- by Canadian Crossroads Consumers Distributing, $1.00 Carling Ave., Training Hansen water repellant jacket International. from each purchase supports provided. Call Volunteer $25, 3 pr insulated ski racing * GLEBE KIWANIS LOTTERY the Children's Miracle Services, 722-6521 ext. 6530. pants $10-20. All approx Sz. 12- CALENDAR $20. supports CPR Telethon. SCO HOSPITAL - BRUYERE 14, 567-7038. training for Ottawa students. * HEINZ BABY FOOD LABELS are PAVILION requires bilingual IKEA WHITE WOOD Daily draw for $100. Avail at worth 6 per label when volunteers for the boutique 1/2 LOVESEAT/cushions $25. 236- Glebe C.I. office, 212 Glebe Ave donated to the Children's day week, especially "early 5967. * THE OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ART Hospital Foundation. Call 737- bird" volunteers a.m. EMPLOYMENT MEMBERS HOLIDAY ART SALE. 2780. Orientation & training Great gifts, prices & art. opens: *WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL provided. Call Caroline Horgan WANTED; SNOW SHOVELLER Sat. Dec. 3, noon to 4 p.m. NETWORK meets the 2nd Tues. at 562-6364. for 209 Fifth. Walk & Laneway Exhibition/sale runs to Sat. monthly (Dec. 13) at 7 p.m. at FOUND & parking, 233-7476. Dec. 17., 35 George St., Adm. Rideau Park United Church, * TWO PR GARDEN TRIMMERS ,* FULL TIME LIVE OUT NANNY free. Info: 241-7471. 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Dec. 13 in Central Park Oct.15. Call required for infant, starting * SKATES FOR NEWCOMERS TO Presentation: Waste & Diane McIntyre 234-6418 to Packaging mid March 95, in Glebe . Ph: CANADA. Used skates any size, Issues. Info: 237- reclaim. Katherine 233-5351. drop off at Carlington Corn & 6150. SEEKING NANNY 3 days/wk Health Services, 900 Merivale Canadian Cancer Society (Tu.W & Thur.) for 3 mo. old Rd. or call Anne Joyce, 722- needs volunteers for health starting Jan 95. References 4000 for pick up. promotions, patient services, Mania req'd. Ph.233-2461. fundraising, communications The Glebe Shop a t EMPLOYMENT WANTED Clothing and administration. St. Matthew's Church, Glebe Call 723-1744 to volunteer YOGA FILIPINA NANNY seeking Ave. at Bank St. open every CANADIAN I SOCIETE Posture, body full-time empoyment in Feb. Monday 9:30 am-1 lam, Thurs. CANCER CANADIENNE '95. Experienced & mother of 7pm-9pm. Clothing donations SOCIETY DU CANCER awareness one. Ph: 237-5264. welcome. Proceeds are used Breathing and CHILD CARE AVAILABLE for social outreach programs relaxation * NANNY TO SHARE in private home. Opening for a 3,4,or 5 yr All Ages, All Levels old. Inquiries welcome 235- Qtnt-Awire CLEANING NANCY MOLITZ, 8847 Clemow Avenue. PARTY SERVICE HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZERS HOME REPAIRS Instructor HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZING FOR RENT ...... 0 Glebe / Ottawa South BE OUR GUESTS: 0 I 0 730-6359 239-4200 LARGE, BRIGHT 0 Complete Catering, Cocktails to Buffet 0 0 Dinners, Waitress(er). 0 ONE BEDROOM 0 APARTMENT 0 0 Perhaps a Quartet! BLACK CAT PRIVATE 0 Enclosed balcony, storage room in 0 Gift Certificates! HOME DAY CARES J...... 1 PART-TIME, FULL-TIME modern building close to Algonquin TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY and U. of O. Pool, etc. Flexible Discount Off Party Service CHILD CARE AVAILABLE occupancy. Laurel 789-2246 233-0038 232-3485 Spaces Available If You or Your Family or Friends Are in Need of a: HOUSE CLEANING HOUSECLEANER Reliable, Bonded HOMEMAKER A HANDY (PERSON) Good References A SITTER COMPLETE HOUSE SITTING NURSING CARE AVAILABLE For more information call IN THE GLEBE 742-0916 ABOUT CORE. 722-7 December 9, 1994 - Giebe Report - 39 Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group 690 Lyon Street, South Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3Z9 City°OttawaVille d' Tel: 564-1058 ErgnIA PT's- cxyi otTNINg The Glebe Community Center will be closed iitNtistlity 204 1995 December 24 to January 3. Come to the opening of a Youth Café in the basement cf the Ilse's Pantry will be closed on December 19 and Grebe Community Centre (690 Lyon St. S.) 'This is your own "Coffee Ho use" to meet with your friends, make newfriends, re-open on January 3. 1 itALst listen to music, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a dessert. imp A Separate entrance through the playground on Lyon St. Open Have a safe and happy holiday! Vatê Friday nhts (except when there is a Youth Dance).from 7:00 p.m. 'titi gtfidnnt. Wanted: The Café needs a name! Bring your suggestions to the Glebe Community Centre or drop them in the boat the café. *Opening night special : Free tea , coffee, and dessert. Winter Programme Registration For further information, pkase caff 564-1058. Come check out some of the fantastic programmes coming to the community centre near you! 0 0 WINTER BREAK PROGRAMME ' For ages: 5 to 12 years Glebe Community Centre AI JINN IMININ January 3, 4, 5, and 6 ME Mr: 71.11 =11 For complete programme informotion, don't miss the le ON ON 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. center pages of the Glebe Report. For further details, at Glebe Community Centre (690 Lyon St.S) call 564-1058. Cost: $75.00 ($ 70.00 second child) -or- $25.00 Daily rate (Aftercare is available at an additional cost) 5